In musical terminology, tempo (time in Italian; plural: tempi) is the speed or pace of a given piece. In classical music, tempo is usually indicated with an instruction at the start of a piece (often using conventional Italian terms). Tempo is usually measured in beats per minute (BPM).
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.
Oligosaccharides and polysaccharides are both complex carbohydrates. Their building blocks are the dietary monosaccharides glucose, fructose and galactose, also known as simple carbohydrates, or sugars. Disaccharides such as sucrose, which are composed of two monosaccharide units, are also sugars. The prefix âoligoâ means âfew.â Most oligosaccharides are composed of three to 10 monosaccharide units. Oligosaccharides are not digestible by human gut enzymes. Polyâ means âmanyâ; polysaccharides are composed of long chains of monosaccharide units.