Oligosaccharide: A compound made up of the condensation of a small number of monosaccharide units. Cf.: polysaccharide
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Oligosaccharide: carbohydrate which when hydrolyzed yields a small number of monosaccharides.
Source: CRISP
Oligosaccharide: Carbohydrates consisting of between two (DISACCHARIDES) and ten MONOSACCHARIDES connected by either an alpha- or beta-glycosidic link. They are found throughout nature in both the free and bound form.
Source: MeSH 2007
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