Oligosaccharide

n. carbohydrate which produces few monosaccharides on hydrolysis (Chemistry)

An oligosaccharide is a saccharide polymer containing a small number (typically three to ten) of component sugars, also known as simple sugars. They are generally found either O- or N-linked to compatible amino acid side chains in proteins or to lipid moieties (see glycans).
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Noun
1. any of the carbohydrates that yield only a few monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis
(hypernym) carbohydrate, saccharide, sugar
(hyponym) disaccharide

n. oligosaccharide, carbohydrate which produces few monosaccharides on hydrolysis (Chemistry)

n. oligosaccharide, carbohydrate which produces few monosaccharides on hydrolysis (Chemistry)