Organic Chemical
oligosaccharide Audio
ol·i·go·sac·cha·ride [ ol-i-goh-sak-uh-rahyd, -rid ]
Subclass of:
Polysaccharides
Definitions related to oligosaccharides:
  • A carbohydrate comprised of three to ten monosaccharides joined by ether bridges (covalent bonds centered by an oxygen).
    CRCH Nutrition Terminology
    Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, University of Hawaii, 2021
  • Carbohydrate which when hydrolyzed yields a small number of monosaccharides.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Carbohydrates consisting of between two (DISACCHARIDES) and ten MONOSACCHARIDES connected by either an alpha- or beta-glycosidic link. They are found throughout nature in both the free and bound form.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Oligosaccharide, any carbohydrate of from three to six units of simple sugars (monosaccharides). A large number of oligosaccharides have been prepared by partially breaking down more complex carbohydrates (polysaccharides). Most of the few naturally occurring oligosaccharides are found in plants.
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2025
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