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• plural of carbohydrate.

carbohydrates

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1. Substances composed of long chains of oxygen, hydrogen, and carbon molecules. Sugar, starch, and cellulose are all carbohydrates. In the human body, carbohydrates play a major role in respiration; in plants, they are important in photosynthesis.

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Carbohydrates in food provide energy for the body and, if present in excess, are stored as fat.

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They also get together on Thursdays for pasta night, where one player acknowledged eating “six to eight” chocolate chip cookies to close out a night of shared love for carbohydrates.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

Another name often cited among commentators is Taiwanese-American biochemist Chi-Huey Wong for pioneering synthesis methods for complex carbohydrates and glycoproteins.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

With carbohydrates such as glucose in short supply, the body begins using fatty acids as a major energy source.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

Last year, former FDA commissioner David Kessler asked the agency to declare certain refined carbohydrates unsafe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

The bacteria break down the cell walls of the grass and allow the cows to get at the protein and carbohydrates within.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan