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carbohydrate definition

carbo·hy·drate (kär′bō hīdrāt, -bə-)

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

Etymology: carbo- + hydrate

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