oligosaccharide
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1. any of the carbohydrates that yield only a few monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | carbohydrate, saccharide, sugar, |
| definition | : | an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances; are classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they contain (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | disaccharide, |
| definition | : | any of a variety of carbohydrates that yield two monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | tetrasaccharide, |
| definition | : | any of a variety of carbohydrates that yield four monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | trisaccharide, |
| definition | : | any of a variety of carbohydrates that yield three monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis (noun.substance) |
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