polyose

9.9

A long chain of simple sugar units like starch or cellulose

noun
/ˈpɒliˌoʊs/

Specialized

: polioso

Cellulose is a common polyose found in plant cell walls.

Examples

A polyose is a type of carbohydrate.
The structure of this polyose makes it resistant to most digestive enzymes.
Scientists analyzed the polyose content of the new starch sample.
Many plants store energy as polyoses.
Cellulose is a common polyose found in plant cell walls.
Scientists analyzed the polyose content of the new starch sample.
The structure of this polyose makes it resistant to most digestive enzymes.

Synonyms

polysaccharide

vspolyose

Specialized

2 7.0

Sugar units join together to form a long chain used for energy or structure in cells

has identical meaning but is an alternative name for the same substance

How Long

polyose

Specialized

9.9

oligosaccharide

Specialized

9.1

disaccharide

Specialized

1 8.2

monosaccharide

Specialized

1 6.8

Surface Forms

polyose singular

polyoses plural

Morphology

polyose = poly + ose

Although it is built from the classical combining form poly- and the chemical formative ose, the term is specialized and not readily inferable for an average B1 learner.

Etymology

Polyose is made of poly- meaning 'many' and -ose meaning 'sugar', the same ending as in glucose. So a polyose is 'many sugars' joined into a long chain, which is why it means a carbohydrate made of many sugar units.