oligosaccharide
See also: Oligosaccharide
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Etymology edit
From oligo- + saccharide.
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oligosaccharide (plural oligosaccharides)
- (biochemistry) A polysaccharide of low molecular weight, being a polymer of between three and eight monosaccharide units.
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polysaccharide of low molecular weight
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