homopolysaccharide

homopolysaccharide
ho·mo·poly·sac·char·ide -'sak-ə-.rīd n a polysaccharide composed of only one kind of monosaccharide <glycogen is a \homopolysaccharide of glucose>

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ho·mo·poly·sac·cha·ride (ho″mo-pol″e-sakґə-rīd) a polysaccharide consisting of a single recurring monosaccharide unit, as glycogen is a polymer of glucose.

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