lipopolysaccharide - definition of lipopolysaccharide by Medical dictionary
lipopolysaccharide [lip″o-pol″e-sak´ah-rīd] 1. a molecule in which lipids and polysaccharides are linked. 2. a major component of the cell wall of gram-negative bacteria; lipopolysaccharides are endotoxins and important antigens. lip·o·pol·y·sac·cha·ride ...