polysaccharide
nounEtymology From poly- + saccharide.
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Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology, Natural sciences, Physical sciences A polymer made of many saccharide units linked by glycosidic bonds.
- Meronym: saccharide
- Cellulose, starches, and complex carbohydrates, such as glycogen, are common polysaccharides in biology.
- Synonyms
- polysaccharide
- Derived terms
- biopolysaccharide, exopolysaccharide, heteropolysaccharide, homopolysaccharide, lipopolysaccharide, mucopolysaccharide, nonpolysaccharide, peptidopolysaccharide, polysaccharase, polysaccharidal, polysaccharidase, polysaccharidic, rhamnopolysaccharide, storage polysaccharide, structural polysaccharide, xylopolysaccharide
- Hypernyms
- carbohydrate