(ˌpɒlɪˈsækəˌraɪd, -rɪd) or polysaccharose (ˌpɒlɪˈsækəˌrəʊz, -ˌrəʊs)
noun
any one of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain linked monosaccharide units: includes starch, inulin, and cellulose. General formula: (C6H10O5)n
See also oligosaccharide
polysaccharide in American English
(ˌpɑlɪˈsækəˌraɪd)
noun
any of a group of complex carbohydrates, as starch, that decompose by hydrolysis into a large number of monosaccharide units
Word origin
poly- + saccharide
polysaccharide in the Pharmaceutical Industry
(pɒlisækəraɪd)
Word forms: (regular plural) polysaccharides
noun
(Pharmaceutical: Excipients)
A polysaccharide is any one of a class of carbohydrates, such as starch and cellulose, containinglinked monosaccharides.
Polysaccharides can consist of several thousand monosaccharide units.
Starch and cellulose belong to the class of carbohydrates known as polysaccharides.
A polysaccharide is any one of a class of carbohydrates, such as starch and cellulose, containinglinked monosaccharides.