mucopolysaccharide
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mucopolysaccharide (plural mucopolysaccharides)
- (biochemistry) Any polysaccharide consisting of alternating units of uronic acids and glycosamines, sometimes esterified with sulfuric acid.
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From muco- + polysaccharide.
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mucopolysaccharide m (plural mucopolysaccharides)