polysaccharide Syllabification: (pol·y·sac·cha·ride)Pronunciation: /ˌpäliˈsakəˌrīd/Definition of polysaccharide noun Biochemistry a carbohydrate (e.g., starch, cellulose, or glycogen) whose molecules consist of a number of sugar molecules bonded together. polysaccharide in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of polysaccharide in the British & World English dictionary