oligosaccharide

/ˈɑləgəˌsækəˈraɪd/

Definitions of oligosaccharide

1. noun

   any of the carbohydrates that yield only a few monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis
   types:

   disaccharide

   any of a variety of carbohydrates that yield two monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis

   tetrasaccharide

   any of a variety of carbohydrates that yield four monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis

   trisaccharide

   any of a variety of carbohydrates that yield three monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis

   lactose, milk sugar

   a sugar comprising one glucose molecule linked to a galactose molecule; occurs only in milk

   malt sugar, maltose

   a white crystalline sugar formed during the digestion of starches

   raffinose

   a trisaccharide that occurs in sugar beets and cotton seeds and certain cereals

   stachyose

   a tetrasaccharide found in the tubers of the Chinese artichoke

   saccharose, sucrose

   a complex carbohydrate found in many plants and used as a sweetening agent

   type of:

   carbohydrate, saccharide, sugar

   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