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Definition of Heteropolysaccharide
1. Noun. (carbohydrates) any polysaccharide formed from two or more different kinds of monosaccharide ¹
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Medical Definition of Heteropolysaccharide
1. A polysaccharide composed of two or more different types of monosaccharides. Compare: glycan, homoglycan. Synonym: heteroglycan. (05 Mar 2000)