Skip to main content

polysaccharide

/pol-ee-sak-uh-rahyd, -rid/US // ˌpɒl iˈsæk əˌraɪd, -rɪd //UK // (ˌpɒlɪˈsækəˌraɪd, -rɪd) //

多醣体,多糖,多糖体,多糖类

Related Words

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    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.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • It is a constituent of sucrose, of raffinose, and of the polysaccharide inulin, from which it may be obtained by hydrolysis.