Meaning Of The Word Carbohydrate

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Carbohydrate Meaning

Carbohydrate Definition
Carbohydrate Definition

What's The Definition Of Carbohydrate?

carbohydrate in American English
any of certain organic compounds, including the sugars, starches, and celluloses, which usually have the general formula C x(H2O) y: carbohydrates are subdivided into monosaccharides, disaccharides, etc., and form an important class of foods in animal nut
noun: any of a class of organic compounds that are polyhydroxy aldehydes or polyhydroxy ketones, or change to such substances on simple chemical transformations, as hydrolysis, oxidation, or reduction, and that form the supporting tissues of plants and are impo

carbohydrate in British English
noun: any of a large group of organic compounds, including sugars, such as sucrose, and polysaccharides, such as cellulose, glycogen, and starch, that contain carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, with the general formula C m(H2 O)n: an important source of food and ene

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