tetrasaccharide

noun

tetrasaccharide

noun

Etymology From tetra- + saccharide.

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Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Any oligosaccharide having four sugar residues

Derived terms: glucotetrasaccharide
Hyponyms: acarbose, nystose, stachyose
Coordinate terms: monosaccharide, disaccharide, trisaccharide, oligosaccharide, polysaccharide

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