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polysaccharide

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polysaccharide /poly·sac·cha·ride/ (-sak´ah-rīd) a carbohydrate that on hydrolysis yields many monosaccharides.
pol·y·sac·cha·ride (pl-sk-rd) or pol·y·sac·cha·rid (-rd) or pol·y·sac·cha·rose (-rs, -rz)
n.
Any of a class of carbohydrates, such as starch and cellulose, consisting of a number of monosaccharides joined by glycosidic bonds. Also called glycan.
polysaccharide
[-sak′ərīd]
Etymology: Gk, polys + sakcharon, sugar
a carbohydrate polymer that is formed from three or more molecules of simple carbohydrates. Examples of polysaccharides are dextrin, starch, glycogen, cellulose, gums, and inulin.
polysaccharide [pol″e-sak´ah-rīd]
a carbohydrate which, on acid hydrolysis, yields many monosaccharides.
polysaccharide,
n a complex carbohydrate containing a large number of saccharide groups such as starch.
polysaccharide
a complex carbohydrate which, on acid hydrolysis, yields many monosaccharides.
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