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tetraose

tetraose noun: any oligosaccharide containing four monosaccharide moieties.

Noun

tetraose (plural tetraoses)

  1. Any oligosaccharide containing four monosaccharide moieties

Forms of tetraose

pluraltetraoses

Origin of tetraose

From tetra- + -ose.

Words formed from tetraose

Questions about tetraose

What does tetraose mean?
Tetraose means any oligosaccharide containing four monosaccharide moieties.
What part of speech is tetraose?
Tetraose is a noun.
What is the plural of tetraose?
The plural of tetraose is tetraoses.

Words near tetraose in the dictionary

  1. tetraonids
  2. tetraorganogermane
  3. tetraorganogermanes
  4. tetraorganolead
  5. tetraorganoleads
  6. tetraose
  7. tetraoses
  8. tetraoxane
  9. tetraoxanes
  10. tetraoxide
  11. tetraoxides

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