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.
Polysaccharides Definition and Structure. Polysaccharides [Greek poly = many; sacchar = sugar] are complex carbohydrates, composed of 10 to up to several thousand monosaccharides arranged in chains. The most common monosaccharides that appear as parts of polysaccharides are glucose, fructose, galactose and mannose. Picture 1.