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Oligosaccharide - 5 dictionary results

ol⋅i⋅go⋅sac⋅cha⋅ride

[ol-i-goh-sak-uh-rahyd, -rid]
–noun Chemistry.
any carbohydrate yielding few monosaccharides on hydrolysis, as two, three, or four.

Origin:
1925–30; oligo- + saccharide
ol·i·go·sac·cha·ride   (ŏl'ĭ-gō-sāk'ə-rīd', ō'lĭ-)   
n.  A carbohydrate that consists of a relatively small number of monosaccharides.

Main Entry: oli·go·sac·cha·ride
Pronunciation: "äl-i-gO-'sak-&-"rId, "O-li-
Function: noun
: a saccharide (as adisaccharide) that contains a known small number of monosaccharide units

oligosaccharide ol·i·go·sac·cha·ride (ŏl'ĭ-gō-sāk'ə-rīd')
n.
A carbohydrate that consists of a relatively small number of monosaccharides.

oligosaccharide   (ŏl'ĭ-gō-sāk'ə-rīd', ō'lĭ-)  Pronunciation Key 
A carbohydrate consisting of a relatively small and specifiable number of monosaccharides joined together. Lactose, maltose, and sucrose are oligosaccharides consisting of two simple sugars. Raffinose is an oligosaccharide consisting of three simple sugars. Compare monosaccharide, polysaccharide.
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