English Explanatory Dictionary

polysaccharide

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A polymer made of many saccharide units linked by glycosidic bonds.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

polysaccharide polysaccharides

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.

Synonyms

polysaccharide

Derived words

biopolysaccharide exopolysaccharide heteropolysaccharide homopolysaccharide lipopolysaccharide mucopolysaccharide nonpolysaccharide peptidopolysaccharide polysaccharase polysaccharidal polysaccharidase polysaccharidic rhamnopolysaccharide storage polysaccharide structural polysaccharide xylopolysaccharide
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