Oligosaccharide Definition
ŏlĭ-gō-săkə-rīd, ōlĭ-
oligosaccharides
noun
Any of a group of carbohydrates consisting of a small number (2 to 10) of simple sugar molecules.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Oligosaccharide
Noun
Singular:
oligosaccharide
Plural:
oligosaccharidesOrigin of Oligosaccharide
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From oligo- + saccharide
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