Mucopolysaccharide Definition

myo͝okōpälisakərīd
noun
Any of a group of complex carbohydrates that provides structural support for connective tissue, lubrication for all body joints, etc.
Webster's New World

(chemistry) Any polysaccharide consisting of alternating units of uronic acids and glycosamines, sometimes esterified with sulfuric acid.

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mucopolysaccharide
Plural:
mucopolysaccharides

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