oligosaccharide

See also: Oligosaccharide

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Etymology

From oligo- +‎ saccharide.

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oligosaccharide (plural oligosaccharides)

  1. (biochemistry) A polysaccharide of low molecular weight, being a polymer of between three and eight monosaccharide units.

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