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poly·sac·cha·ride

n :  a carbohydrate that can be decomposed by hydrolysis into two or more molecules of monosaccharides : esp  :  one of the more complex carbohydrates (as cellulose, starch, or glycogen) - called also glycan  .
 
 

 
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