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Noun: oligosaccharide  `ó-lu-gow'sa-ku`rId
  1. Any of the carbohydrates that yield only a few monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis

Derived forms: oligosaccharides

Type of: carbohydrate, saccharide, sugar

Encyclopedia: Oligosaccharide