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oligosaccharide

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oligosaccharide /ol·i·go·sac·cha·ride/ (-sak´ah-rīd) a carbohydrate which on hydrolysis yields a small number of monosaccharides.
ol·i·go·sac·cha·ride (l-g-sk-rd)
n.
A carbohydrate that consists of a relatively small number of monosaccharides.
oligosaccharide
[-sak′ərīd]
a compound formed by a small number of monosaccharide units.
oligosaccharide
a carbohydrate which yields only a small number, usually 3 to 10, of monosaccharides on hydrolysis.
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