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- [ol-i-goh-sak-uh-rahyd, -rid]
- /ˌɒl ɪ goʊˈsæk əˌraɪd, -rɪd/
- /ˈɒlɪɡˌɒsəkˌɑːraɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [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
Information block about the term
Origin of oligosaccharide
First appearance:
before 1925 One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-30; oligo- + saccharide
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Oligosaccharide
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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.
oligosaccharide usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with oligosaccharide
- what is an oligosaccharide?
- what is a oligosaccharide?
- what is oligosaccharide?
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