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多糖 (たとう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

多た糖とう

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Meanings

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noun

polysaccharide

chemistry

Technical term in chemistry for a carbohydrate composed of many sugar molecules bonded together.

デンプンやセルロースは多た糖とうの一いっ種しゅです。
Starch and cellulose are types of polysaccharides.

Kanji

多many, frequent, much
糖sugar

Similar words

単たん糖とう
単糖 (monosaccharide) is a simple sugar, while 多糖 is a complex carbohydrate made of many monosaccharide units.
二に糖とう
二糖 (disaccharide) consists of two sugar units, whereas 多糖 is a polymer of many sugar units.

Etymology

Compound of 多 (many) and 糖 (sugar), reflecting its chemical structure as a polymer of monosaccharides.