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trisaccharide vs oligosaccharide

oligosaccharide vs trisaccharide

trisaccharide and oligosaccharide both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
trisaccharide Yes No No No
oligosaccharide Yes No No No
As nouns, oligosaccharide is a hypernym of trisaccharide; that is, oligosaccharide is a word with a broader meaning than trisaccharide:
  • trisaccharide: any of a variety of carbohydrates that yield three monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis
  • oligosaccharide: any of the carbohydrates that yield only a few monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis
trisaccharide (noun) oligosaccharide (noun)
any of a variety of carbohydrates that yield three monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis any of the carbohydrates that yield only a few monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis
Difference between trisaccharide and oligosaccharide

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