noun ·5 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A polymer made of many saccharide units linked by glycosidic bonds.

   "Meronym: saccharide"

2. 2
   any of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chains of monosaccharide molecules wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

carbohydratedisaccharidemonosaccharidepolycarbohydratepolyosestarch

Example

More examples

"Cellulose, starches, and complex carbohydrates, such as glycogen, are common polysaccharides in biology."

Etymology

From poly- + saccharide.

Related phrases

storage polysaccharidestructural polysaccharide

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