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oligosaccharide

[ ol-i-goh-sak-uh-rahyd, -rid ]
/ ˌɒl ɪ goʊˈsæk əˌraɪd, -rɪd /

noun Chemistry.

any carbohydrate yielding few monosaccharides on hydrolysis, as two, three, or four.

Nearby words

  1. oligopolistic,
  2. oligopoly,
  3. oligopsony,
  4. oligoptyalism,
  5. oligoria,
  6. oligospermia,
  7. oligosynaptic,
  8. oligotrophia,
  9. oligotrophic,
  10. oligotrophy

Origin of oligosaccharide

First recorded in 1925–30; oligo- + saccharide
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British Dictionary definitions for oligosaccharide

oligosaccharide

/ (ˌɒlɪɡəʊˈsækəˌraɪd, -rɪd) /

noun

any one of a class of carbohydrates consisting of a few monosaccharide units linked togetherCompare polysaccharide
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Medicine definitions for oligosaccharide

oligosaccharide

[ ŏl′ĭ-gō-săk′ə-rīd′ ]

n.

A carbohydrate that consists of a relatively small number of monosaccharides.
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Science definitions for oligosaccharide

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 polysaccharide.
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