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oligofructan

oligofructan noun: any oligosaccharide composed of fructose residues.

Noun

oligofructan (plural oligofructans)

  1. Any oligosaccharide composed of fructose residues.

Forms of oligofructan

pluraloligofructans

Origin of oligofructan

From oligo- + fructan.

Questions about oligofructan

What does oligofructan mean?
Oligofructan means any oligosaccharide composed of fructose residues.
What part of speech is oligofructan?
Oligofructan is a noun.
What is the plural of oligofructan?
The plural of oligofructan is oligofructans.

Words near oligofructan in the dictionary

  1. oligofractionated
  2. oligofractionates
  3. oligofractionating
  4. oligofractionation
  5. oligofractions
  6. oligofructan
  7. oligofructans
  8. oligofructosaccharide
  9. oligofructose
  10. oligofructoses
  11. oligofunctional

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