The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of a polysaccharide, a polymer of many (typically more than 10) monosaccharide residues linked glycosidically. [ GOC:go_curators ]
Synonyms: polysaccharide synthesis glycan biosynthetic process glycan biosynthesis polysaccharide biosynthesis polysaccharide anabolism polysaccharide formation
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- carbohydrate biosynthetic process
- polysaccharide metabolic process
- macromolecule biosynthetic process
- has primary output some polysaccharide