Definition of Polysaccharide

1. Noun. Any of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chains of monosaccharide molecules.

Exact synonyms: Polyose
Specialized synonyms: Heparin, Lipo-hepin, Liquaemin, Chitin, Cellulose, Animal Starch, Glycogen, Inulin, Dextrin, Mucopolysaccharide, Amylum, Starch
Terms within: Glucosamine
Generic synonyms: Carbohydrate, Saccharide, Sugar

Definition of Polysaccharide

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Polysaccharide

1. Polymers of (arbitrarily) more than about ten monosaccharide residues linked glycosidically in branched or unbranched chains. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Polysaccharide

polyradiculopathy
polyrhizous
polyrhythm
polyrhythmic
polyrhythms
polyribonucleotides
polyribonucleotide nucleotidyltransferase
polyribosomal
polyribosome
polyribosome
polyribosomes
polyribosomes
polyrrhoea
polys
polysaccharide (current term)
polysaccharide (current term)
polysaccharide-lyases
polysaccharides
polysaccharide deacetylase
polysaccharide pyruvyltransferase
polysaccharide sulfate esters
polyscelia
polyscope
polysemant
polysemantic
polysemantic word
polyseme
polysemes
polysemic
polysemies

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