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homopolysaccharide

homopolysaccharide noun: a polysaccharide formed from only one kind of monosaccharide.

Noun

homopolysaccharide (plural homopolysaccharides)

  1. a polysaccharide formed from only one kind of monosaccharide
    Synonyms:
    homoglycan

Synonyms of homopolysaccharide

Forms of homopolysaccharide

pluralhomopolysaccharides

Origin of homopolysaccharide

From homo- + polysaccharide.

Questions about homopolysaccharide

What does homopolysaccharide mean?
Homopolysaccharide means a polysaccharide formed from only one kind of monosaccharide.
What part of speech is homopolysaccharide?
Homopolysaccharide is a noun.
What is the plural of homopolysaccharide?
The plural of homopolysaccharide is homopolysaccharides.

Words near homopolysaccharide in the dictionary

  1. homopolynucleotide
  2. homopolynucleotides
  3. homopolypeptide
  4. homopolypeptides
  5. homopolyriboadenine
  6. homopolysaccharide
  7. homopolysaccharides
  8. homopolyuridine
  9. homopositive
  10. homopositivity
  11. homoprejudice

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