polysaccharide
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iˈsæk noun Chemistry.
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.
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polysaccharide or polysaccharose (ˌpɒlɪˈsækəˌraɪd, -rɪd, ˌpɒlɪˈsækəˌrəʊz, -ˌrəʊs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
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| See also oligosaccharide any one of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain linked monosaccharide units: includes starch, inulin, and cellulose. General formula: (C6H10O5)n | |
| polysaccharose or polysaccharose | |
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| a compound of high molecular weight derived either by the addition of many smaller molecules, as polyethylene, or by the condensation of many smaller molecules with the elimination of water, alcohol, or the like, as nylon. |
| secretory vesicles with a carrier protein (neurophysin) both are released upon hormone secretion |
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Medical Dictionary
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.
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polysaccharide  (pŏl'ē-sāk'ə-rīd') Pronunciation Key
Any of a class of carbohydrates that are made of long chains of simple carbohydrates (called monosaccharides). Starch and cellulose are polysaccharides. Compare monosaccharide, oligosaccharide. |
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Hemicellulose is a polysaccharide related to cellulose that comprises ca.
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