Look up: oligosaccharide

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   Oligosaccharide
   A compound consisting of relatively few (2-10) mono-saccharide units, which, upon complete acid hydrolysis, yields only simple sugars.
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   oligosaccharide
   [n] - any of the carbohydrates that yield only a few monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis
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   oligosaccharide
   Compare with monsaccharide and polysaccharide. A carbohydrate that consists of only a few linked monosaccharide units.
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   oligosaccharide
   A saccharide of a small number of component sugars, either O- or N-linked to the next sugar. Number of component sugars not rigorously defined.
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   oligosaccharide
   <chemistry> A saccharide of a small number of component sugars, either O or N linked to the next sugar. Number of component sugars not rigorously defined. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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   oligosaccharide
   noun any of the carbohydrates that yield only a few monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis
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   Oligosaccharide
   An `oligosaccharide` is a saccharide polymer containing a small number (typically three to ten) of component sugars, also known as simple sugars. They are generally found either `O`- or `N`-linked to compatible amino acid side chains in proteins or to lipid moieties (see glycans).
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   oligosaccharide
   (ol″ĭ-go-sak´ә-rīd) a carbohydrate that on hydrolysis yields a small number of monosaccharides; see also polysaccharide.
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   oligosaccharide
   any carbohydrate of from three to six units of simple sugars (monosaccharides). A large number of oligosaccharides have been prepared by partially ... [5 related articles]
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    oligosaccharide
    oligosaccharide A compound made up of the condensation of a small number of monosaccharide units (a simple sugar such as glucose or fructose that cannot be broken down into simpler sugars).
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    oligosaccharide
    A compound made up of the condensation of a small number of monosaccharide units. Cf. polysaccharide
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    oligosaccharide
    oligosaccharide: see carbohydrate.
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