English noun: polysaccharide | |||
| 1. | polysaccharide (substance) any of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chains of monosaccharide molecules | ||
| Synonyms | polyose | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | carbohydrate, saccharide, sugar | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | amylum, animal starch, cellulose, chitin, dextrin, glycogen, heparin, inulin, Lipo-Hepin, Liquaemin, mucopolysaccharide, starch | ||
| Substance holonym | glucosamine | ||