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storage polysaccharide
[ stawr-ij pol-ee-sak-uh-rahyd, -rid ]
noun
, Biochemistry.
- a polysaccharide that occurs in a living organism as a form of stored energy: storage polysaccharides include the glycogen in animals and the starch and fructosan in plants.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of storage polysaccharide1
First recorded in 1940–45
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