POLYSACCHARIDE


Meaning of POLYSACCHARIDE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈsa-kə-ˌrīd ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: 1892

: a carbohydrate that can be decomposed by hydrolysis into two or more molecules of monosaccharides ; especially : one (as cellulose, starch, or glycogen) containing many monosaccharide units and marked by complexity

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