Meaning Of The Word Oligosaccharide

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Oligosaccharide Meaning

Oligosaccharide Definition
Oligosaccharide Definition

What's The Definition Of Oligosaccharide?

oligosaccharide in American English
any of a group of carbohydrates consisting of a small number (2 to 10) of simple sugar molecules
noun: any carbohydrate yielding few monosaccharides on hydrolysis, as two, three, or four

oligosaccharide in British English
noun: any one of a class of carbohydrates consisting of a few monosaccharide units linked together

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