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chitooligosaccharide

chitooligosaccharide noun: an oligosaccharide derived from chitin; chitosan.

Noun

chitooligosaccharide (plural chitooligosaccharides)

  1. An oligosaccharide derived from chitin; chitosan

Forms of chitooligosaccharide

pluralchitooligosaccharides

Origin of chitooligosaccharide

From chito- + oligosaccharide.

Words formed from chitooligosaccharide

Questions about chitooligosaccharide

What does chitooligosaccharide mean?
Chitooligosaccharide means an oligosaccharide derived from chitin; chitosan.
What part of speech is chitooligosaccharide?
Chitooligosaccharide is a noun.
What is the plural of chitooligosaccharide?
The plural of chitooligosaccharide is chitooligosaccharides.

Words near chitooligosaccharide in the dictionary

  1. chitoniskos
  2. chitons
  3. chitooctaose
  4. chitooligomer
  5. chitooligomers
  6. chitooligosaccharide
  7. chitooligosaccharides
  8. chitooligosaccharidolytic
  9. chitopentamer
  10. chitopentamers
  11. chitopentaose

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