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oligosaccharide
[ ol-i-goh-sak-uh-rahyd, -rid ]
noun
, Chemistry.
- any carbohydrate yielding few monosaccharides on hydrolysis, as two, three, or four.
oligosaccharide
/ -rɪd; ˌɒlɪɡəʊˈsækəˌraɪd /
noun
- See polysaccharideany one of a class of carbohydrates consisting of a few monosaccharide units linked together Compare polysaccharide
oligosaccharide
/ ŏl′ĭ-gō-săk′ə-rīd′,ō′lĭ- /
- 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
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Word History and Origins
Origin of oligosaccharide1
First recorded in 1925–30; oligo- + saccharide
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