polysaccharide

noun

any of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chains of monosaccharide molecules

Roots

polyspoly- · Greek · many sakcharonsacchar- · Greek · sugar ide-ide · Greek · chemical compound suffix

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Where does polysaccharide come from?

The word polysaccharide breaks down into 3 roots of Greek origin: poly-, from Greek polys (“many”); sacchar, from Greek sakcharon (“sugar”); and -ide, from Greek ide (“chemical compound suffix”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.