polissacarídeo

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • polissacarídio, polissacárido

Etymology

From poli- +‎ sacarídeo.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌpɔ.li.sa.kaˈɾi.de.u/, /ˌpɔ.li.sa.kaˈɾi.d͡ʒi.u/ [ˌpɔ.li.sa.kaˈɾi.d͡ʒɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ˌpɔ.li.sa.kaˈɾi.d͡ʒju/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌpɔ.li.sɐ.kɐˈɾi.dju/ [ˌpɔ.li.sɐ.kɐˈɾi.ðju]

  • Hyphenation: po‧lis‧sa‧ca‧rí‧de‧o

Noun

polissacarídeo m (plural polissacarídeos)

  1. (biochemistry) polysaccharide
    Synonyms: glicana, glicano, poliose
    Hypernyms: sacarídeo, carboidrato
    Coordinate terms: monossacarídeo, dissacarídeo, trissacarídeo, tetrassacarídeo, oligossacarídeo

Adjective

polissacarídeo (feminine polissacarídea, masculine plural polissacarídeos, feminine plural polissacarídeas)

  1. (biochemistry) polysaccharidic (of, relating to, or composed of polysaccharides)

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