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heteropolysaccharide

heteropolysaccharide noun: any polysaccharide formed from two or more different kinds of monosaccharide.

Noun

heteropolysaccharide (plural heteropolysaccharides)

  1. any polysaccharide formed from two or more different kinds of monosaccharide
    Synonyms:
    heteroglycan

Synonyms of heteropolysaccharide

Forms of heteropolysaccharide

pluralheteropolysaccharides

Origin of heteropolysaccharide

From hetero- + polysaccharide.

Questions about heteropolysaccharide

What does heteropolysaccharide mean?
Heteropolysaccharide means any polysaccharide formed from two or more different kinds of monosaccharide.
What part of speech is heteropolysaccharide?
Heteropolysaccharide is a noun.
What is the plural of heteropolysaccharide?
The plural of heteropolysaccharide is heteropolysaccharides.

Words near heteropolysaccharide in the dictionary

  1. heteropolymolybdates
  2. heteropolyoxometalate
  3. heteropolyoxometalates
  4. heteropolyoxometallate
  5. heteropolyoxometallates
  6. heteropolysaccharide
  7. heteropolysaccharides
  8. heteropolytungstate
  9. heteropolytungstates
  10. heteropopulation
  11. heteropopulations

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