mucopolysaccharide

[ myoo-koh-pol-ee-sak-uh-rahyd, -rid ]
/ ˌmyu koʊˌpɒl iˈsæk əˌraɪd, -rɪd /

noun

(formerly) glycosaminoglycan.

Origin of mucopolysaccharide

First recorded in 1935–40; muco- + polysaccharide

Words nearby mucopolysaccharide

mucomembranous enteritis, mucopeptide, mucoperiosteal, mucoperiosteum, mucopolysaccharidase, mucopolysaccharide, mucopolysaccharidosis, mucopolysacchariduria, mucoprotein, mucopurulent, mucor

British Dictionary definitions for mucopolysaccharide

mucopolysaccharide
/ (ˌmjuːkəʊˌpɒlɪˈsækəraɪd) /

noun

biochem any of a group of complex polysaccharides composed of repeating units of two sugars, one of which contains an amino group

Medical definitions for mucopolysaccharide

mucopolysaccharide
[ myōō′kō-pŏl′ē-săk′ə-rīd′ ]

n.

Any of a group of polysaccharides with high molecular weight that contain amino sugars and often form complexes with proteins. galactosaminoglycan glycosaminoglycan

Scientific definitions for mucopolysaccharide

mucopolysaccharide
[ myōō′kō-pŏl′ē-săk′ə-rīd′ ]

See glycosaminoglycan.