polysaccharide
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- Words With Friends
- 29
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- 14
Definition of polysaccharide
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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A polymer made of many saccharide units linked by glycosidic bonds.
“Meronym: saccharide”
“Cellulose, starches, and complex carbohydrates, such as glycogen, are common polysaccharides in biology.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH Sanskrit शर्क॑रा (śárkarā) Pali sakkharābor. Ancient Greek σάκχᾰρον (sákkhăron)bor. Latin saccharon Latin saccharum English saccharo- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English saccharide English polysaccharide From poly- + saccharide.
Words you can make from polysaccharide
200+ playable · top: CYCLOPAEDIAS (22 pts)
Best play cyclopaedias 22 points11-letter words
5 words10-letter words
14 words9-letter words
64 words- PSYCHICAL 21 pts
- DYSPHORIC 20 pts
- HYPERACID 20 pts
- CHARCOALY 19 pts
- CORYPHAEI 19 pts
- PREACHILY 19 pts
- ACEPHALIC 18 pts
- CHRYSALID 18 pts
- DYARCHIES 18 pts
- DYSPHORIA 18 pts
- HYRACOIDS 18 pts
- PACHALICS 18 pts
- POLYHEDRA 18 pts
- CHARACIDS 17 pts
- CHILDCARE 17 pts
- CLEPSYDRA 17 pts
- CLOCHARDS 17 pts
- COCHAIRED 17 pts
- COPYREADS 17 pts
- COSPLAYED 17 pts
- CRISPHEAD 17 pts
- HARDSCAPE 17 pts
- HORSEPLAY 17 pts
- PILCHARDS 17 pts
- RHAPSODIC 17 pts
- SCRAICHED 17 pts
- CAROACHES 16 pts
- CHARCOALS 16 pts
- CHOLERAIC 16 pts
- COSPLAYER 16 pts
- EPARCHIAL 16 pts
- HOLIDAYER 16 pts
- HYDROLASE 16 pts
- ORICHALCS 16 pts
- PAROCHIAL 16 pts
- PEDOCALIC 16 pts
- SPHERICAL 16 pts
- APHORISED 15 pts
- ARCHAISED 15 pts
- CECROPIAS 15 pts
- CHLORIDES 15 pts
- COALYARDS 15 pts
- CORYDALIS 15 pts
- DISPLAYER 15 pts
- PARALYSED 15 pts
- PRECOCIAL 15 pts
- REDISPLAY 15 pts
- ACCOLADES 14 pts
- ASCLEPIAD 14 pts
- CAPRIOLED 14 pts
- CARACOLED 14 pts
- DISPLACER 14 pts
- DROPSICAL 14 pts
- PARODICAL 14 pts
- PICADORES 14 pts
- ALOPECIAS 13 pts
- CAPOEIRAS 13 pts
- CAPRIOLES 13 pts
- CARACOLES 13 pts
- HEADRAILS 13 pts
- PROSAICAL 13 pts
- RAILHEADS 13 pts
- PARASOLED 12 pts
- POLARISED 12 pts
8-letter words
116 words- DYARCHIC 19 pts
- HYDROPIC 19 pts
- CHARPOYS 18 pts
- CHOICELY 18 pts
- CEPHALIC 17 pts
- CHARLADY 17 pts
- CYCLOPES 17 pts
- DYARCHAL 17 pts
- HAPLOIDY 17 pts
- CACODYLS 16 pts
- CEPHALAD 16 pts
- CHALCIDS 16 pts
- CHALICED 16 pts
- CHARACID 16 pts
- CHARLEYS 16 pts
- CLOCHARD 16 pts
- COPYREAD 16 pts
- CYCLOIDS 16 pts
- DELICACY 16 pts
- ACALEPHS 15 pts
- ACRYLICS 15 pts
- AIRCOACH 15 pts
- ASPHERIC 15 pts
- CALICHES 15 pts
- CALIPASH 15 pts
- CAROCHES 15 pts
- CHALICES 15 pts
- CHARCOAL 15 pts
- CHARPAIS 15 pts
- CHOLERIC 15 pts
- COACHERS 15 pts
- COCHAIRS 15 pts
- COCHLEAR 15 pts
- COCHLEAS 15 pts
- CRESYLIC 15 pts
- HAIRCAPS 15 pts
- HALYARDS 15 pts
- HAYRIDES 15 pts
- HOLIDAYS 15 pts
- HYALOIDS 15 pts
- ALCAYDES 14 pts
- ALOPECIC 14 pts
- ASCOCARP 14 pts
- ASPHODEL 14 pts
- CALCSPAR 14 pts
- CAPRICES 14 pts
- CECROPIA 14 pts
- CHARADES 14 pts
- CHELOIDS 14 pts
- CHLORIDE 14 pts
- CHLORIDS 14 pts
- COALSHED 14 pts
- COALYARD 14 pts
- DAYCARES 14 pts
- DEPOLISH 14 pts
- DIARCHAL 14 pts
- ECDYSIAL 14 pts
- HAPLOIDS 14 pts
- HARDCASE 14 pts
- HELIPADS 14 pts
- HERALDIC 14 pts
- HOARSELY 14 pts
- ACCOLADE 13 pts
- ACHOLIAS 13 pts
- AIRPLAYS 13 pts
- APHORISE 13 pts
- ARCHAISE 13 pts
- CALOYERS 13 pts
- CAPSIDAL 13 pts
- CARDCASE 13 pts
- CARDIACS 13 pts
- CEORLISH 13 pts
- CHARLIES 13 pts
- CHOLERAS 13 pts
- CHORALES 13 pts
- COARSELY 13 pts
- DISPLACE 13 pts
- EARLSHIP 13 pts
- ECOCIDAL 13 pts
- HARELIPS 13 pts
- HEROICAL 13 pts
- AIRHEADS 12 pts
- AIRSCAPE 12 pts
- AIRSPACE 12 pts
- ALOPECIA 12 pts
- ASHLARED 12 pts
- CALICOES 12 pts
- CALIPERS 12 pts
- CALORICS 12 pts
- CAPOEIRA 12 pts
- CAPORALS 12 pts
- CAPRIOLE 12 pts
- CARACOLE 12 pts
- CARACOLS 12 pts
- CARIOCAS 12 pts
- CARSPIEL 12 pts
- COELIACS 12 pts
- CORACLES 12 pts
- CRAPOLAS 12 pts
- DIALYSER 12 pts
- HEADRAIL 12 pts
- HEADSAIL 12 pts
- AIRHOLES 11 pts
- ALCAIDES 11 pts
- CALDERAS 11 pts
- CARLOADS 11 pts
- CASELOAD 11 pts
- CORDIALS 11 pts
- DECRIALS 11 pts
- DIASPORA 11 pts
- DIASPORE 11 pts
- ACEROLAS 10 pts
- CALORIES 10 pts
- CARIOLES 10 pts
- AERADIOS 9 pts
- DARIOLES 9 pts
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