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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. any of the carbohydrates that yield only a few monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis; 



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

oligosaccharide
    n 1: any of the carbohydrates that yield only a few
         monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis