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polysaccharide
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun polysaccharide has 1 sense
- polysaccharide(n = noun.substance) polyose - any of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chains of monosaccharide molecules; Array has particulars: heparin, lipo-hepin, liquaemin, chitin, cellulose, animal starch, glycogen, inulin, dextrin, mucopolysaccharide, amylum, starch
is a kind of carbohydrate, saccharide, sugar
OXFORD DICTIONARY
polysaccharide, n. any of a group of carbohydrates whose molecules consist of long chains of monosaccharides.
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