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polysaccharide
polysaccharide definition
poly·sac·cha·ride (päl′i sak′ə rīd′)
noun
any of a group of complex carbohydrates, as starch, that decompose by hydrolysis into a large number of monosaccharide units
Etymology: poly- + saccharide
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