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oligosaccharide

/ˌɒl.ɪ.ɡəʊˈsæk.ə.raɪd/

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noun

/ˌɒl.ɪ.ɡəʊˈsæk.ə.raɪd/C2formalscientific
  • ruУглевод, состоящий из небольшого числа моносахаридных единиц, который при полном гидролизе даёт лишь несколько простых молекул сахара.

A carbohydrate composed of a small number of monosaccharide units, which yields only a few simple sugar molecules upon complete hydrolysis.

  1. Carbohydrate moleculeC2formalscientific

    A type of carbohydrate composed of a small number of monosaccharide units linked together, typically yielding between two and ten simple sugars upon complete hydrolysis.

    ruОлигосахарид

    • Oligosaccharides are found naturally in foods like beans and onions.
    • The scientist studied the structure of the oligosaccharide chain.
    • Certain oligosaccharides act as prebiotics in the human digestive system.
Forms
  • oligosaccharides plural form
  • oligosaccharides' possessive plural form
  • oligosaccharide's possessive singular form