Polysaccharide
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- A polymer composed of multiple units of monosaccharide (simple sugar).
Susan Allender-Hagedorn and Charles Hagedorn - Cite This Source - This Definition - A linear or branched polymer (e.g. starch, cellulose, etc.) composed of covalently linked monosaccharides, including cellulose, pectin and starch. Synonym: carbohydrate.
UN Food and Agriculture Organization - Cite This Source - This Definition - amylose, beta-galactosidase, disaccharide, glucose invertase, glucose isomerase, lactose, monosaccharide, oligosaccharide