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Etymology
From their general formula C<sub>n</sub>(H<sub>2</sub>O)<sub>n</sub>; they were once thought to be hydrates of carbon.
Pronunciation
a|RP IPA|/k��b���haɪdreɪt/
a|US IPA|/k��bo��haɪdreɪt/
audio|en-us-carbohydrate.ogg|Audio (US)
Noun
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- context|organic chemistry|nutrition A sugar, starch, or cellulose that is a food source of energy for an animal or plant; a saccharide.
Translations
trans-top|organic compounds; sugar, starch or cellulose
Czech: t|cs|sacharid|m
Chinese: t|zh|碳水���|tr=tà n shu� huà hé wù
Danish: t|da|kulhydrat
Finnish: t|fi|hiilihydraatti
German: t|de|Kohlenhydrat|n
Icelandic: t|is|kolvetni|n
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Ido: t|io|karbohidrato
Italian: t|it|carboidrato|m
Japanese: t|ja|ç�æ°´å��ç�© t|ja|ã��ã��ã��ã��ã��ã�¶ã�¤|tr=tansuikabutsu
Korean: t|ko|���물
Swedish: t|sv|kolhydrat|c
Vietnamese: t|vi|hy�at-cacbon
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Derived terms
complex carbohydrate
simple carbohydrate
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