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mucopolysaccharide

[myoo-koh-pol-ee-sak-uh-rahyd, -rid]

noun

  1. (formerly) glycosaminoglycan.

mucopolysaccharide

/ ˌːəʊˌɒɪˈæəɪ /

noun

  1. biochem any of a group of complex polysaccharides composed of repeating units of two sugars, one of which contains an amino group

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mucopolysaccharide

  1. See glycosaminoglycan

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Word History and Origins

Origin of mucopolysaccharide1

First recorded in 1935–40; muco- + polysaccharide

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