polysaccharide en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. 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 σάκχαρ (sákkhar)bor. Latin saccharon Latin saccharum English saccharo- English -ide English saccharide English polysaccharide From poly- + saccharide.
Meanings
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A polymer made of many saccharide units linked by glycosidic bonds.
Cellulose, starches, and complex carbohydrates, such as glycogen, are common polysaccharides in biology.
Meronym: saccharide
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| polysaccharides | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
monosaccharide · oligosaccharide
Deriveds
storage polysaccharide · homopolysaccharide · structural polysaccharide · lipopolysaccharide · polysaccharase · exopolysaccharide · xylopolysaccharide · polysaccharidic · polysaccharidal · polysaccharidase · rhamnopolysaccharide · mucopolysaccharide · nonpolysaccharide · biopolysaccharide · heteropolysaccharide · peptidopolysaccharide
Hypernyms
molecule · substance · polymer · carbohydrate · compound · carbohydrate
Hyponyms
dextrin · maltodextrin · chitin · cellulose · amylose · glucan · dextran · amylopectin · galactan · starch · glycogen
Synonyms
Translations (22)
cs polysacharid (complex carbohydrate) · hu poliszacharid (complex carbohydrate) · id polisakarida (complex carbohydrate) · nl polysacharide (complex carbohydrate) · ca polisacàrid (complex carbohydrate) · tr polisakkarit (complex carbohydrate) · uk поліцукри́д (complex carbohydrate) · ja 多糖 (complex carbohydrate) · fa پلیساکارید (complex carbohydrate) · mi hukarau (complex carbohydrate) · pl polisacharyd (complex carbohydrate) · pt polissacarídeo (complex carbohydrate) · sv polysackarid (complex carbohydrate) · yue 多醣 /多糖 (complex carbohydrate) · it polisaccaride (complex carbohydrate) · es polisacárido (complex carbohydrate) · de Polysaccharid (complex carbohydrate) · fi polysakkaridi (complex carbohydrate) · uk полісахари́д (complex carbohydrate) · ms polisakarida (complex carbohydrate) · fr polysaccharide (complex carbohydrate) · cmn 多醣 /多糖 (complex carbohydrate)