carbohydrate

Noun
Synonyms: saccharidesugar

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances; are classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they containSynonyms: saccharidesugar
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Carbohydrate \Car`bo*hy"drate\, n. [Carbon + hydrate.] (Physiol. Chem.) One of a group of compounds including the sugars, starches, and gums, which contain six (or some multiple of six) carbon atoms, united with a variable number of hydrogen and oxygen atoms, but with the two latter always in proportion as to form water; as dextrose, C6H12O6. [1913 Webster]
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