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decasaccharide

decasaccharide noun: any oligosaccharide that has ten monosaccharide units.

Noun

decasaccharide (plural decasaccharides)

  1. Any oligosaccharide that has ten monosaccharide units

Forms of decasaccharide

pluraldecasaccharides

Origin of decasaccharide

From deca- + saccharide.

Questions about decasaccharide

What does decasaccharide mean?
Decasaccharide means any oligosaccharide that has ten monosaccharide units.
What part of speech is decasaccharide?
Decasaccharide is a noun.
What is the plural of decasaccharide?
The plural of decasaccharide is decasaccharides.

Words near decasaccharide in the dictionary

  1. decartelize
  2. decartelized
  3. decartelizes
  4. decartelizing
  5. DECAs
  6. decasaccharide
  7. decasaccharides
  8. Decasas
  9. Decasases
  10. decasecond
  11. decaseconds

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