Meaning of CARBOHYDRATE
| Pronunciation: | | `kârbow'hIdreyt
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| | Definition: | | [n] an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances; are classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they contain |
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| | Synonyms: | | saccharide, sugar |
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| | See Also: | | beet sugar, cane sugar, deoxyribose, invert sugar, jaggary, jaggery, jagghery, macromolecule, maple sugar, monosaccharide, monosaccharose, oligosaccharide, polyose, polysaccharide, ribose, simple sugar, supermolecule, wood sugar, xylose | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Car`bo*hy"drate\, n. [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}.
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| | Definition: | | A compound or molecule that is composed of carbon, oxygen and hydrogen in the ratio of 2H:1C:1O. Carbohydrates can be simple sugars such as sucrose and fructose or complex polysaccharide polymers such as chitin. |
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| | Related Terms: | | barley sugar, beet sugar, cellulose, clinical dextran, deoxyribose, dextran, dextrose, erythrose, fructose, galactose, glucose, glycogen, grape sugar, hydroxy aldehyde, hydroxy ketone, lactose, levulose, lyxose, maple sugar, molasses, monosaccharide, nipa sugar, pentose sugar, polysaccharide, polysaccharose, raffinose, saccharide, starch, sucrose, sugar, tree molasses, trisaccharide |
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