Meanings
nounmucopolysaccharide (plural mucopolysaccharides)
plural mucopolysaccharides
- chemistryAny polysaccharide consisting of alternating units of uronic acids and glycosamines, sometimes esterified with sulfuric acid.
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)mewk-
- Proto-Italic*moukos
- Latinmūcus
- Englishmuco-
- Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
- Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
- Englishpoly-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱorkeh₂
- Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćárkaraH
- Proto-Indo-Aryan*śárkaraH
- Sanskritशर्क॑रा (śárkarā)
- Palisakkharā
- Ancient Greekσάκχαρ (sákkhar)
- Latinsaccharon
- Latinsaccharum
- Englishsaccharo-
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- Englishsaccharide
- Englishpolysaccharide
- Englishmucopolysaccharide
From muco- + polysaccharide.
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APA
mucopolysaccharide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mucopolysaccharide
MLA
“mucopolysaccharide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mucopolysaccharide. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mucopolysaccharide,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mucopolysaccharide.
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