saccharo-

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saccharo-, 

1. var. of sacchar- before a consonant:
   saccharometer.

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saccharo-, (before a vowel)sacchar- combining_form

1. sugar: saccharomyces

Etymology: via Latin from Greek sakkharon, ultimately from Sanskrit śarkarā sugar

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

sacchar-, 

1. a combining form meaning "sugar,'' used in the formation of technical terms:
   saccharoid.

Also,[esp. before a consonant,] saccharo-. 

• Sanskrit śarkarā; compare sugar
• an Indo-Aryan source akin to Prakrit sakkarā
• combining form representing Medieval Latin saccharum Greek sákkharon, ultimately