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Polysaccharide
A polymer made of many saccharide units linked by glycosidic bonds.
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A polymer made of many saccharide units linked by glycosidic bonds.
"Cellulose, starches, and complex carbohydrates, such as glycogen, are common polysaccharides in biology."
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| polyosenoun | (obsolete, organic chemistry) polysaccharide |
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| Word | Definition |
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| polyosenoun | (obsolete, organic chemistry) polysaccharide |
| glycosannoun | (biochemistry) Any polysaccharide (consisting of many glycose residues) |
| polysugarnoun | polysaccharide |
| polyglycannoun | (biochemistry) A polymeric form of a glycan |
| heteropolysaccharidenoun | (biochemistry) any polysaccharide formed from two or more different kinds of monosaccharide |
| polygalactosenoun | (biochemistry) A polysaccharide composed of galactose units |
| biopolysaccharidenoun | A biological (naturally-occurring) polysaccharide |
| polysaccharopeptidenoun | A glycopeptide in which the sugar is a polysaccharide |
| lipopolysaccharidenoun | (biochemistry) Any of a large class of lipids conjugated with polysaccharides |
| glycosaminoglycannoun | (biochemistry) Any polysaccharide that is a polymer of amino sugars; they are the carbohydrate units of proteoglycans. |
| polyglucannoun | (biochemistry) Any polysaccharide containing glucan units |
| glucannoun | (biochemistry) Any polysaccharide that is a polymer of glucose |
| polymaltosenoun | (biochemistry) Any polymeric carbohydrate composed of many maltose units |
| polyglucosannoun | (biochemistry) A polymeric form of glucosan |
| sialoglycopolymernoun | (biochemistry) A glycopolymer of sialic acid |
| glucosaccharidenoun | (biochemistry) Any saccharide having glucose residues |
| proteoglycannoun | (biochemistry) Any of many glycoproteins that have heteropolysaccharide side chains |
| heteroglycannoun | (biochemistry) heteropolysaccharide |
| exopolysaccharidenoun | A polymer composed of sugar residues, secreted by a microorganism into the surrounding environment. |
| aminopolysaccharidenoun | (biochemistry) Any polysaccharide derived from an aminosugar |
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