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"word": "lipopolysaccharide"
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{
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"word": "polysaccharidal"
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{
"word": "polysaccharidic"
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"word": "storage polysaccharide"
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"word": "cellulose"
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"word": "glycogen"
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"word": "amylopectin"
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"word": "amylose"
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"word": "chitin"
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"word": "dextran"
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"word": "dextrin"
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"word": "galactan"
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"sense": "complex carbohydrate",
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"word": "polisacàrid"
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"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"sense": "complex carbohydrate",
"word": "多醣"
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"roman": "do¹ tong⁴",
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"sense": "complex carbohydrate",
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"sense": "complex carbohydrate",
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"sense": "complex carbohydrate",
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"sense": "complex carbohydrate",
"word": "多糖"
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"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "complex carbohydrate",
"word": "hukarau"
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{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "poli-sâkârid",
"sense": "complex carbohydrate",
"word": "پلیساکارید"
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"sense": "complex carbohydrate",
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"masculine"
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"sense": "complex carbohydrate",
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"sense": "complex carbohydrate",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "полісахари́д"
},
{
"code": "uk",
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"roman": "policukrýd",
"sense": "complex carbohydrate",
"word": "поліцукри́д"
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{
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{
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{
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{
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"word": "storage polysaccharide"
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"word": "amylopectin"
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{
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"word": "amylose"
},
{
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"word": "chitin"
},
{
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"word": "dextran"
},
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"word": "dextrin"
},
{
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"word": "galactan"
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"word": "maltodextrin"
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"sense": "complex carbohydrate",
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"word": "polisacàrid"
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{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"sense": "complex carbohydrate",
"word": "多醣"
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{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "do¹ tong⁴",
"sense": "complex carbohydrate",
"word": "多糖"
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{
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "complex carbohydrate",
"word": "多醣"
},
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"roman": "duōtáng",
"sense": "complex carbohydrate",
"word": "多糖"
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{
"code": "cs",
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"sense": "complex carbohydrate",
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"masculine"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "complex carbohydrate",
"word": "polysakkaridi"
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{
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"sense": "complex carbohydrate",
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"word": "polysaccharide"
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{
"code": "de",
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"sense": "complex carbohydrate",
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"neuter"
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"word": "Polysaccharid"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "complex carbohydrate",
"word": "poliszacharid"
},
{
"code": "it",
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"sense": "complex carbohydrate",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "polisaccaride"
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"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "tatō",
"sense": "complex carbohydrate",
"word": "多糖"
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{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "complex carbohydrate",
"word": "hukarau"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "poli-sâkârid",
"sense": "complex carbohydrate",
"word": "پلیساکارید"
},
{
"code": "pl",
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"sense": "complex carbohydrate",
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"word": "polisacharyd"
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"sense": "complex carbohydrate",
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"word": "polissacarídeo"
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{
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"sense": "complex carbohydrate",
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"word": "polisacárido"
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"code": "sv",
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"sense": "complex carbohydrate",
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"word": "polysackarid"
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{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "complex carbohydrate",
"word": "polisakkarit"
},
{
"code": "uk",
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"roman": "polisaxarýd",
"sense": "complex carbohydrate",
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"word": "полісахари́д"
},
{
"code": "uk",
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"roman": "policukrýd",
"sense": "complex carbohydrate",
"word": "поліцукри́д"
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