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polysaccharide

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poly- + saccharide

Noun

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Singular
polysaccharide

Plural
polysaccharides

  1. (countable) (biochemistry) A polysaccharide is a complex carbohydrate that is made of many monosaccharide units.
    Cellulose, starches, and complex carbohydrates, such as glycogen, are common polysaccharides in biology.
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Types of sugar

Monosaccharides (C6H12O6) — glucosefructosegalactose

Disaccharides (C12H22O11) — maltosesucroselactose

Polysaccharidesstarchcelluloseglycogen