polysaccharide

From poly- + saccharide.

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polysaccharide (plural polysaccharides)

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

   Hypernyms: carbohydrate < polymer < molecule; compound; substance

   Hyponyms: cellulose, glycogen, starch; see also Thesaurus:polysaccharide

   Meronym: saccharide

   Coordinate terms: monosaccharide, oligosaccharide

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

From poly- +‎ saccharide.

• IPA^(key): /pɔ.li.sa.ka.ʁid/

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polysaccharide m (plural polysaccharides)

1. synonym of polyoside

• “polysaccharide”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012