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mucopolysaccharide

DEFINITIONS OF: mucopolysaccharide

1

n complex polysaccharides containing an amino group; occur chiefly as components of connective tissue

Types:
hyaluronic acid
a viscous mucopolysaccharide found in the connective tissue space and the synovial fluid of movable joints and the humors of the eye; a cementing and protective substance
Type of:
polyose, polysaccharide
any of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chains of monosaccharide molecules
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