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oligosaccharide

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

noun

Chemistry.

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

oligosaccharide British  
/ ˌɒlɪɡəʊˈsækəˌraɪd, -rɪd /

noun

  1. any one of a class of carbohydrates consisting of a few monosaccharide units linked together Compare polysaccharide

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oligosaccharide Scientific  
/ ŏl′ĭ-gō-săk′ə-rīd′,ō′lĭ- /

  1. 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.

  2. Compare monosaccharide polysaccharide

Etymology

Origin of oligosaccharide

First recorded in 1925–30; oligo- + saccharide

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