First Known Use: 1892
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polysaccharide
noun poly·sac·cha·ride \-ˈsa-kə-ˌrīd\
Definition of POLYSACCHARIDE
: a carbohydrate that can be decomposed by hydrolysis into two or more molecules of monosaccharides; especially : one (as cellulose, starch, or glycogen) containing many monosaccharide units and marked by complexity
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polysaccharide
noun poly·sac·cha·ride \-ˈsak-ə-ˌrīd\
Medical Definition of POLYSACCHARIDE
: a carbohydrate that can be decomposed by hydrolysis into two or more molecules of monosaccharides; especially : one (as cellulose, starch, or glycogen) containing many monosaccharide units and marked by complexity—called also glycan
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