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carbohydrate

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noun
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As a noun, carbohydrate means a sugar, starch, or cellulose that is a food source of energy for an animal or plant.

Meanings of carbohydrate

3 meanings

noun

  1. organic chemistrynutritionA sugar, starch, or cellulose that is a food source of energy for an animal or plant.

    “These microbes are primarily responsible for breaking down cellulose and other carbohydrates into volatile fatty acids (VFAs).”

  2. colloquialmetonymAny food rich in starch or other carbohydrates.

    “I'm cutting down on carbohydrates like bread and pasta.”

  3. 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 contain

    Similar: saccharide, sugar

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

noun: an essential structural component of living cells and sou…
saccharidesugar

Words that rhyme with carbohydrate

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