OLIGOSACCHARIDE

oligosaccharide

(noun) any of the carbohydrates that yield only a few monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

oligosaccharide (plural oligosaccharides)

(carbohydrate) A polysaccharide of low molecular weight, being a polymer of between three and eight monosaccharide units.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

26 April 2024

CITYSCAPE

(noun) a viewpoint toward a city or other heavily populated area; “the dominant character of the cityscape is it poverty”


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Coffee Trivia

International Coffee Day (September 29) is an occasion to promote and celebrate coffee as a beverage, with events occurring in places across the world. A day to promote fair trade coffee and raise awareness for the coffee growers’ plight. Other countries celebrate this event on October 1.

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