oligosaccharide

ol·i·go·sac·cha·ride

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ol-i-goh-sak-uh-rahyd, -rid]
- /ˌɒl ɪ goʊˈsæk əˌraɪd, -rɪd/
- /ˈɒlɪɡˌɒsəkˌɑːraɪd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ol-i-goh-sak-uh-rahyd, -rid]
- /ˌɒl ɪ goʊˈsæk əˌraɪd, -rɪd/

Definitions of oligosaccharide word

noun oligosaccharide any carbohydrate yielding few monosaccharides on hydrolysis, as two, three, or four. 1
noun oligosaccharide A carbohydrate whose molecules are composed of a relatively small number of monosaccharide units. 1
noun oligosaccharide any one of a class of carbohydrates consisting of a few monosaccharide units linked together 0
noun oligosaccharide any of a group of carbohydrates consisting of a small number (2 to 10) of simple sugar molecules 0

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Origin of oligosaccharide

First appearance:

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

First recorded in 1925-30; oligo- + saccharide

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Parts of speech for Oligosaccharide

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Oligosaccharide

oligosaccharide popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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