structural polysaccharide

noun

Any polysaccharide that serves to supply stiffness to a plant (typically cellulose) or insect etc (typically chitin)

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Meanings

nounstructural polysaccharide (plural structural polysaccharides)

plural structural polysaccharides

  1. biochemistryAny polysaccharide that serves to supply stiffness to a plant (typically cellulose) or insect etc (typically chitin)

Translations

Hungarian vázpoliszacharid
  • vázpoliszacharidpolysaccharide that serves to supply stiffness
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APA

structural polysaccharide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/structural%20polysaccharide

MLA

“structural polysaccharide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/structural%20polysaccharide. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “structural polysaccharide,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/structural%20polysaccharide.

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