polysaccharide
English
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Etymology
[edit]From poly- + saccharide.
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
[edit]polysaccharide (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
[edit]Hyponyms
[edit]- cellulose
- glycogen
- starch
- See also Thesaurus:polysaccharide
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]complex carbohydrate
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French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From poly- + saccharide.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]polysaccharide 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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