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oligo-

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oligo- or olig-
pref.
Few: oligosaccharide.

[Greek, from oligos, little, few.]

oligo- before a vowel, olig-
combining form
indicating a few or little oligopoly
[from Greek olígos little, few]


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Entries include parent monosaccharides and their derivatives, modified monosaccharides, disaccharides, tri-, oligo-, and polysaccharides, alditols and cyclitols, nucleosides, glycoside antibiotics, and other glycosides.
 
 
 
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