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少糖 (しょうとう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

少しょう糖とう

Meanings

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noun

oligosaccharide

chemistry

Technical term in chemistry for a carbohydrate composed of a small number of monosaccharide units.

少しょう糖とうは、単たん糖とうが数すう個こ結けつ合ごうした糖とう類るいの総そう称しょうです。
Oligosaccharides are a general term for sugars composed of a few monosaccharide units.

Kanji

少few, little
糖sugar

Similar words

多た糖とう
多糖 (polysaccharide) refers to carbohydrates with many monosaccharide units, while 少糖 (oligosaccharide) has only a few.
単たん糖とう
単糖 (monosaccharide) is a single sugar unit, the simplest form, whereas 少糖 is a short chain of such units.

Etymology

Compound of 少 (few, little) and 糖 (sugar), directly corresponding to the concept of a sugar with few units.