carbohydrate
41carbohydrate — Generic name for sugars; e.g., fructose, sucrose …
42carbohydrate — [[t]kɑ͟ː(r)boʊha͟ɪdreɪt[/t]] carbohydrates N VAR: usu pl Carbohydrates are substances, found in certain kinds of food, that provide you with energy. Foods such as sugar and bread that contain these substances can also be referred to as… …
43carbohydrate — car·bo·hy·drate || ‚kÉ‘Ëbəʊ haɪdreɪt n. class of organic compounds of carbon hydrogen and oxygen …
44carbohydrate — noun Biochemistry any of a large group of compounds (including sugars, starch, and cellulose) which contain carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, occur in foods and living tissues, and can be broken down to release energy in the body …
45carbohydrate — noun 1 technical (C, U) one of several food substances such as sugar which consist of oxygen, hydrogen and carbon (1), and which provide your body with heat and energy 2 (countable usually plural) foods such as rice, bread, and potatoes that… …
46carbohydrate — car·bo·hy·drate …
47carbohydrate — [ˌkɑːbəʊˈhaɪdreɪt] noun [C/U] a substance in foods such as bread and potatoes that gives your body heat and energy …
48carbohydrate — car•bo•hy•drate [[t]ˌkɑr boʊˈhaɪ dreɪt, bə [/t]] n. biochem. nut any of a class of organic compounds composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, including starches and sugars, produced in green plants by photosynthesis: important source of food for …
49carbohydrate — /kabəˈhaɪdreɪt / (say kahbuh huydrayt), /kaboʊˈhaɪdreɪt/ (say kahboh huydrayt) noun any of a class of organic compounds having the general formula Cx(H2O)y, including simple sugars such as glucose and lactose, as well as polymers such as… …
50carbohydrate — See: polysaccharide …
