Biochem. a large molecule that contains a polysaccharide and a lipid, found especially in cell membranes
lipopolysaccharide
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lipopolysaccharide
noun
Any of a group of polysaccharides in which a lipid constitutes a portion of the molecule, found in the outer cell wall of gram-negative bacteria.
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Noun
(plural lipopolysaccharides)
- (biochemistry) Any of a large class of lipids conjugated with polysaccharides
Origin
lipo- +"Ž polysaccharide
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lipopolysaccharide - Medical Definition
n.
Any of a group of polysaccharides in which a lipid constitutes a portion of the molecule, found in the outer cell wall of gram-negative bacteria.
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