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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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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