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mucopolysaccharide vs polysaccharide

polysaccharide vs mucopolysaccharide

mucopolysaccharide and polysaccharide both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
mucopolysaccharide Yes No No No
polysaccharide Yes No No No
As nouns, polysaccharide is a hypernym of mucopolysaccharide; that is, polysaccharide is a word with a broader meaning than mucopolysaccharide:
  • mucopolysaccharide: complex polysaccharides containing an amino group; occur chiefly as components of connective tissue
  • polysaccharide: any of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chains of monosaccharide molecules
Other hypernyms of mucopolysaccharide include polyose.
mucopolysaccharide (noun) polysaccharide (noun)
complex polysaccharides containing an amino group; occur chiefly as components of connective tissue any of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chains of monosaccharide molecules
Difference between mucopolysaccharide and polysaccharide

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