sacchar-

sacchar-

a combining form meaning “sugar,” used in the formation of technical terms: saccharoid.
Also, especially before a consonant, saccharo-.


Origin:
combining form representing Medieval Latin saccharum Greek sákkharon, ultimately < an Indo-Aryan source akin to Prakrit sakkarā < Sanskrit śarkarā; compare sugar
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Sacchar- is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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saccharo- or (before a vowel) sacchar-
 
combining form
sugar: saccharomycete
 
[via Latin from Greek sakkharon, ultimately from Sanskrit śarkarā sugar]
 
sacchar- or (before a vowel) sacchar-
 
combining form
 
[via Latin from Greek sakkharon, ultimately from Sanskrit śarkarā sugar]

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