HyperDic: oligosaccharide

English > 1 sense of the word oligosaccharide:
NOUNsubstanceoligosaccharideany of the carbohydrates that yield only a few monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis
English > oligosaccharide: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningAny of the carbohydrates that yield only a few monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis.
NarrowerdisaccharideAny of a variety of carbohydrates that yield two monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis
tetrasaccharideAny of a variety of carbohydrates that yield four monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis
trisaccharideAny of a variety of carbohydrates that yield three monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis
Broadercarbohydrate, saccharide, sugarAn essential structural / structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals
Spanisholigosacárido
Catalanoligosacàrid

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