| a carbohydrate, as starch, inulin, or cellulose, containing more than three monosaccharide units per molecule, the units being attached to each other in the manner of acetals, and therefore capable of hydrolysis by acids or enzymes to monosaccharides. |
polysaccharide pol·y·sac·cha·ride (pŏl'ē-sāk'ə-rīd') or pol·y·sac·cha·rid (-rĭd) or pol·y·sac·cha·rose (-rōs', -rōz')
n.
Any of a class of carbohydrates, such as starch and cellulose, consisting of a number of monosaccharides joined by glycosidic bonds. Also called glycan.