polysaccharide
noun
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noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH Sanskrit शर्क॑रा (śárkarā) Pali sakkharābor. Ancient Greek σάκχᾰρον (sákkhăron)bor. Latin saccharon Latin saccharum English saccharo- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English saccharide English polysaccharide From poly- + saccharide.
- A polymer made of many saccharide units linked by glycosidic bonds.
“Meronym: saccharide”
“Cellulose, starches, and complex carbohydrates, such as glycogen, are common polysaccharides in biology.”