polysaccharide
polysaccharide · polysaccharides
полісахарид, поліцукрид
Polysaccharid
A polymer made of many saccharide units linked by glycosidic bondsA polymer made of many saccharide units linked by glycosidic bonds.
US/pˌɑlˌisˈækɚˌaɪd/
» Chitin is a polysaccharide.
Хитин — полисахарид.
Meaning
1 sensesA polymer made of many saccharide units linked by glycosidic bonds.
Meronym: saccharide
Cellulose, starches, and complex carbohydrates, such as glycogen, are common polysaccharides in biology.
Polysaccharid
полісахари́дpolisaxarýd, поліцукри́дpolicukrýd
More definitions
- any of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chains of monosaccharide molecules
Examples
1 sentencesChitin is a polysaccharide.
ruХитин — полисахарид. — Shady_arc
Translations
8 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
complex carbohydrate:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
complex carbohydrate:
Forms
plural: polysaccharides| Singular | polysaccharide |
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| Plural | polysaccharides |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- any of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chains of monosaccharide molecules:polyose