noun
- Polysaccharides composed of hexose (six-carbon sugar) units; carbohydrates formed by the polymerization of simple sugars with six carbon atoms.
Usage: technical; chemistry; plural form of hexosan
Examples
- Starch and cellulose are common hexosans found in plants.
- Hexosans serve as important energy storage molecules in living organisms.
- The breakdown of hexosans during digestion provides glucose for cellular respiration.
- Glucose and fructose are monomers that combine to form various hexosans.
- Glycogen, a hexosan, is the primary carbohydrate storage form in animals.