polysaccharide
English
editEtymology
editFrom poly- + saccharide.
Noun
editpolysaccharide (plural polysaccharides)
- (biochemistry) A polymer made of many saccharide units linked by glycosidic bonds.
- Cellulose, starches, and complex carbohydrates, such as glycogen, are common polysaccharides in biology.
Hypernyms
editHyponyms
edit- cellulose
- glycogen
- starch
- See also Thesaurus:polysaccharide
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editTranslations
editcomplex carbohydrate
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French
editEtymology
editFrom poly- + saccharide.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpolysaccharide m (plural polysaccharides)
- Synonym of polyoside
Further reading
edit- “polysaccharide”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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