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Definition of POLYSACCHARIDE. : a carbohydrate that can be decomposed by hydrolysis into two or more molecules of monosaccharides; especially: one (as cellulose, starch, or glycogen) containing many monosaccharide units and marked by complexity. See polysaccharide defined for kids.ADVERTISEMENT.edical Definition of POLYSACCHARIDE. : a carbohydrate that can be decomposed by hydrolysis into two or more molecules of monosaccharides; especially: one (as cellulose, starch, or glycogen) containing many monosaccharide units and marked by complexityâcalled also glycan.
Disaccharides Disaccharide carbohydrates are made up of two monosaccharide units linked together. When two glucose molecules are linked together they form the disaccharide, maltose (Figure D). Polysaccharides When many monosaccharide units are linked together, the resulting carbohydrate is called a polysaccharide.Three important polysaccharides are starch, cellulose, and glycogen which are all made up of glucose molecules linked in different arrangements.arbohydrates are grouped into three categories: monosaccharides, disaccharides, and polysaccharides. Monosaccharides A monosaccharide is a single sugar unit. The most common monosaccharides are made up of six carbon atoms and are called hexoses. Glucose is an example of a hexose (Figure C).