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polysaccharide (plural polysaccharides)
- (biochemistry) A polymer made of many saccharide units linked by glycosidic bonds.
- ✤ Hypernyms: carbohydrate < polymer < molecule; compound; substance
- ✤ Hyponyms: cellulose, glycogen, starch; see also Thesaurus: polysaccharide
- ✤ Meronym: saccharide
- ✤ Coordinate terms: monosaccharide, oligosaccharide
- ✤ Cellulose, starches, and complex carbohydrates, such as glycogen, are common polysaccharides in biology.
Etymology
From poly- + saccharide.
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