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Carbohydrate
Carˊbo-hy′drate
,Noun.
[
Carbon
+ hydrate
.] (Physiol. Chem.)
One of a group of compounds including the sugars, starches, and gums, which contain six (or some multiple of six) carbon atoms, united with a variable number of hydrogen and oxygen atoms, but with the two latter always in proportion as to form water; as dextrose,
C6H12O6
. Definition 2024
carbohydrate
carbohydrate
English
Noun
carbohydrate (plural carbohydrates)
- (organic chemistry, nutrition) A sugar, starch, or cellulose that is a food source of energy for an animal or plant; a saccharide.
- These microbes are primarily responsible for breaking down cellulose and other carbohydrates into volatile fatty acids (VFAs).
- 2013 September-October, Katie L. Burke, “In the News”, in American Scientist:
- Oxygen levels on Earth skyrocketed 2.4 billion years ago, when cyanobacteria evolved photosynthesis: the ability to convert water and carbon dioxide into carbohydrates and waste oxygen using solar energy.
- (nutrition) a food rich in starch or other carbohydrates
- I'm cutting down on carbohydrates like bread and pasta.
Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:carbohydrate
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Translations
organic compounds; sugar, starch or cellulose
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