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Any of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chains of monosaccharide molecules
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polysaccharide
Word definitions for polysaccharide in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
macromolecule \mac`ro*mol"e*cule\, n. (Chem., Biochem.) A very large molecule, especially a polymer having from hundreds to many thousands of atoms, such as DNA , RNA , protein , polysaccharide , polyethylene , polycarbonate , etc.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. any of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chains of monosaccharide molecules [syn: polyose ]
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Polysaccharides are polymeric carbohydrate molecules composed of long chains of monosaccharide units bound together by glycosidic linkages and on hydrolysis give the constituent monosaccharides or oligosaccharides . They range in structure from linear to ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context carbohydrate English) A polymer made of many saccharide units linked by glycosidic bonds.
Usage examples of polysaccharide.
Bacteria synthesize vitamins in our gut, convert the things we eat into useful sugars and polysaccharides, and go to war on alien microbes that slip down our gullet.
Later he would find out whether it had been reduced to disassociated polysaccharide chains and freeflowing pectins along with the rest of the forest, or whether it had been lifted and transported out of harm’s way.