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mucopolysaccharide

American  
[myoo-koh-pol-ee-sak-uh-rahyd, -rid] / ˌmyu koʊˌpɒl iˈsæk əˌraɪd, -rɪd /

noun

  1. (formerly) glycosaminoglycan.

mucopolysaccharide British  
/ ˌmjuːkəʊˌpɒlɪˈsækəraɪd /

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 Scientific  
/ myo̅o̅′kō-pŏl′ē-săk′ə-rīd′ /

  1. See glycosaminoglycan

Etymology

Origin of mucopolysaccharide

First recorded in 1935–40; muco- + polysaccharide

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