Polysaccharide
noun
noun ·5 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A polymer made of many saccharide units linked by glycosidic bonds.
"Meronym: saccharide"
- 2 any of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chains of monosaccharide molecules wordnet
Example
More examples"Cellulose, starches, and complex carbohydrates, such as glycogen, are common polysaccharides in biology."
Etymology
From poly- + saccharide.