POLYSACCHARIDE

polysaccharide, polyose

(noun) any of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chains of monosaccharide molecules

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

polysaccharide (plural polysaccharides)

(carbohydrate) A polymer made of many saccharide units linked by glycosidic bonds.

Hypernyms

• carbohydrate

Hyponyms

• cellulose

• glycogen

• starch

• See also polysaccharide

Source: Wiktionary