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oligoglucan

oligoglucan noun: an oligomer of glucose.

Noun

oligoglucan (plural oligoglucans)

  1. An oligomer of glucose

Forms of oligoglucan

pluraloligoglucans

Origin of oligoglucan

From oligo- + glucan.

Questions about oligoglucan

What does oligoglucan mean?
Oligoglucan means an oligomer of glucose.
What part of speech is oligoglucan?
Oligoglucan is a noun.
What is the plural of oligoglucan?
The plural of oligoglucan is oligoglucans.

Words near oligoglucan in the dictionary

  1. oligogenesis
  2. oligogenetic
  3. oligogenic
  4. oligogenically
  5. oligogenicity
  6. oligoglucan
  7. oligoglucans
  8. oligoglucosaccharide
  9. oligoglucosaccharides
  10. oligoglucoside
  11. oligoglucosides

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