carbohydrate
[kahr-boh-hahy-dreyt, -buh-]
- 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 important food for animals and people.
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Origin of carbohydrate
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sugarstarchlactoseglucosecellulosegalactoseglycogenmonosaccharidedisaccharidesucrosemaltosefructosedextrosedextrinpolysaccharideExamples from the Web for carbohydrates
Contemporary Examples
Unlike sports beverages, coconut water is low in carbohydrates, while still rich in potassium.
The bottom line: Carbohydrates are neither good nor bad just by themselves.
Choosing the right kind of carbohydrates allows me to get the most out of my day.
The above-mentioned deluxe sandwich clocks in at 570 calories, 27 grams of fat, and 50 grams of carbohydrates.
The final ranking was based on calories, saturated fat, sodium, and carbohydrates for each dish.
Historical Examples
However, it is like other carbohydrates in that in solution it ferments.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 2Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
But it did not ignore the lesser potentials of metal and clumps of carbohydrates.
The LeechPhillips Barbee
These points have to be considered in judging the digestibility of these carbohydrates.
Researches on CelluloseC. F. Cross
On this account, they are often spoken of as carbohydrates, or "carbon-water stuffs."
A Handbook of HealthWoods Hutchinson
The acid is produced from the carbohydrates by ferment action.
Human Foods and Their Nutritive ValueHarry Snyder
carbohydrate
- 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 (H 2 O) n : an important source of food and energy for animalsInformal term: carb
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Word Origin and History for carbohydrates
carbohydrate
n.
1851, from carbo-, comb. form of carbon, + hydrate (n.), denoting compound produced when certain substances combine with water, from Greek hydor "water" (see water (n.1)).
The name carbohydrate was given to these compounds because, in composition, they are apparently hydrates of carbon. In structure, however, they are far more complex. [Flood]
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
carbohydrate
(kär′bō-hī′drāt′)- Any of a group of organic compounds that includes sugars, starches, celluloses, and gums and serves as a major energy source in the diet of animals; they are produced by photosynthetic plants and contain only carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, usually in the ratio 1:2:1.
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The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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carbohydrate
[kär′bō-hī′drāt′]
- Any of a large class of organic compounds consisting of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, usually with twice as many hydrogen atoms as carbon or oxygen atoms. Carbohydrates are produced in green plants by photosynthesis and serve as a major energy source in animal diets. Sugars, starches, and cellulose are all carbohydrates.
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The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
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carbohydrates
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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