polysaccharide

(päl′i sakə rīd′)

noun

any of a group of complex carbohydrates, as starch, that decompose by hydrolysis into a large number of monosaccharide units

Origin: poly- + saccharide

See polysaccharide in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Any of a class of carbohydrates, such as starch and cellulose, consisting of a number of monosaccharides joined by glycosidic bonds.

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