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het·ero·sac·cha·ride (het″ər-o-sakґə-rīd) a polysaccharide containing a carbohydrate and a noncarbohydrate unit. Cf. holosaccharide.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
heterosaccharide
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Heterosaccharide — A heterosaccharide is a glycoside in which a sugar (saccharide) group is attached to a nonsugar group.Used in such things as pectin … Wikipedia
holosaccharide — holo·sac·cha·ride (hōl″o sakґə rīd) a polysaccharide composed of sugar units only. Cf. heterosaccharide … Medical dictionary
