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hexasaccharide

hexasaccharide noun: any oligosaccharide containing six sugar residues.

Noun

hexasaccharide (plural hexasaccharides)

  1. Any oligosaccharide containing six sugar residues

Forms of hexasaccharide

pluralhexasaccharides

Origin of hexasaccharide

From hexa- + saccharide.

Questions about hexasaccharide

What does hexasaccharide mean?
Hexasaccharide means any oligosaccharide containing six sugar residues.
What part of speech is hexasaccharide?
Hexasaccharide is a noun.
What is the plural of hexasaccharide?
The plural of hexasaccharide is hexasaccharides.

Words near hexasaccharide in the dictionary

  1. hexarelin
  2. hexarepeat
  3. hexarepeats
  4. hexarotor
  5. hexarotors
  6. hexasaccharide
  7. hexasaccharides
  8. hexasaccharidic
  9. hexaselenide
  10. hexaselenides
  11. hexasepalous

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