† polyˈsaccharose Chem. Obs.
[f. poly- + saccharose.]
= prec.
| 1894 Perkin & Kipping Org. Chem. I. xv. 275 The polysaccharoses do not ferment with yeast, and do not reduce Fehling's solution. 1931 E. C. Miller Plant Physiol. viii. 411 The polysaccharoses have the general formula (C6H10O5)n or (C5H8O4)n depending on whether they yield hexoses or pentoses on hydrolysis. |