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ol·i·go·sac·cha·ride

(ol'i-gō-sak'ă-rīd),

A compound made up of the condensation of a small number of monosaccharide units. Compare: polysaccharide.

oligosaccharide

/ol·i·go·sac·cha·ride/ (-sak´ah-rīd) a carbohydrate which on hydrolysis yields a small number of monosaccharides.

oligosaccharide

(ŏl′ĭ-gō-săk′ə-rīd′, ō′lĭ-)

A carbohydrate that consists of a relatively small number of monosaccharides.

oligosaccharide

[-sak′ərīd]

a compound formed by a small number of monosaccharide units.

ol·i·go·sac·cha·ride

(ol'i-gō-sak'ă-rīd)

A compound made up of the condensation of a small number of monosaccharide units.
Compare: polysaccharide

oligosaccharide

a carbohydrate composed of a small number of monosaccharide residues.

ol·i·go·sac·cha·ride

(ol'i-gō-sak'ă-rīd)

A compound made up of the condensation of 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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