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oligosaccharide

/ɒl.ɪ.ɡəʊˈsæk.əˌɹaɪd/

oligosaccharide noun: a polysaccharide of low molecular weight, being a polymer of between three and eight monosaccharide units.

Noun

oligosaccharide (plural oligosaccharides)

  1. A polysaccharide of low molecular weight, being a polymer of between three and eight monosaccharide units.

oligosaccharide meaning in Tamil and Malay

oligosaccharide in Tamil

குறை சாக்கரைடு

oligosaccharide in Malay

polysaccharide of low molecular weight
oligosakarida

Forms of oligosaccharide

pluraloligosaccharides

Origin of oligosaccharide

From oligo- + saccharide.

Words formed from oligosaccharide

Questions about oligosaccharide

What does oligosaccharide mean?
Oligosaccharide means a polysaccharide of low molecular weight, being a polymer of between three and eight monosaccharide units.
What is oligosaccharide in Tamil?
Oligosaccharide in Tamil is குறை சாக்கரைடு. See Oligosaccharide meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is oligosaccharide?
Oligosaccharide is a noun.
How do you pronounce oligosaccharide?
Oligosaccharide is pronounced /ɒl.ɪ.ɡəʊˈsæk.əˌɹaɪd/ (UK).
What is the plural of oligosaccharide?
The plural of oligosaccharide is oligosaccharides.

Words near oligosaccharide in the dictionary

  1. oligornase
  2. oligornases
  3. oligorotaxane
  4. oligorotaxanes
  5. oligos
  6. oligosaccharide
  7. oligosaccharides
  8. oligosaccharidic
  9. oligosaccharidosis
  10. oligosaccharyl
  11. oligosaccharyltransferase

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