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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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Carbohydrates make up the largest share of most diets, providing about 55% of daily energy intake.

From Science Daily • Jan. 27, 2026

Carbohydrates - the body's primary energy source during endurance activities - are key to race preparation, during the race, and recovery.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

Nearly twenty years ago, MIT researcher Judith Wurtman observed that "Carbohydrates raise serotonin levels naturally and act like a natural tranquilizer."

From Salon • Oct. 1, 2023

Calories: 513; Total Fat: 25 g; Saturated Fat: 4 g; Cholesterol: 70 mg; Sodium: 221 mg; Carbohydrates: 36 g; Dietary Fiber: 1 g; Sugar: 6 g; Protein: 34 g.

From Washington Post • Mar. 14, 2023

Carbohydrates, a class of substances such as the sugars, starch, &c., consisting of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, the latter in the proportion in which they exist in water.

From The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge by Nuttall, P. Austin