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Polysaccharide Very Common

Origin: Greek prefix poly-

Polysaccharide has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

any of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chains of monosaccharide molecules

2

A polymer made of many saccharide units linked by glycosidic bonds.

See Also
teichuronic acid carbohydrase glycosynthesis heparan sulfate conchiolin agarose mucopolysaccharide fucosan
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
carbohydrate
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
heparin chitin cellulose glycogen inulin dextrin mucopolysaccharide starch
Rhyming Words
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