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oligosaccharide
ol·i·go·sac·cha·ride
[
òlligō sákə rd,
ə lìggə sákə rd
]
(
plural
ol·i·go·sac·cha·rides
)
noun
Definition:
type of carbohydrate:
a carbohydrate made up of a relatively small number of linked monosaccharides.
See also
polysaccharide
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