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Acarbohydrate is an organic compound that occurs in living tissues or food and that can be broken down into energy by people or animals. (noun)

Sugar is an example of acarbohydrate.

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noun

any of certain organic compounds, including the sugars, starches, and celluloses, which usually have the general formula C(HO): carbohydrates are subdivided into monosaccharides, disaccharides, etc., and form an important class of foods in animal nutrition, supplying energy to the body

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(kärˌbō-hīˈdrātˌ)

noun

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. These compounds are produced by photosynthetic plants and contain only carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, usually in the ratio 1:2:1.

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