Definitions for oligosaccharideˌɒl ɪ goʊˈsæk əˌraɪd, -rɪd
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ol•i•go•sac•cha•rideˌɒl ɪ goʊˈsæk əˌraɪd, -rɪd(n.)
any carbohydrate yielding fewer than ten monosaccharides on hydrolysis.
Category: Chemistry
Origin of oligosaccharide:
1925–30
Princeton's WordNet
oligosaccharide(noun)
any of the carbohydrates that yield only a few monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis
Wiktionary
oligosaccharide(Noun)
a polysaccharide of low molecular weight, being a polymer of between three and seven monosaccharide units
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