Engelsk navneord: carbohydrate |
1. | carbohydrate (om masse el. substans) 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 |
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| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | saccharide, sugar |
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| Mindre specifikke termer | macromolecule, supermolecule |
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| Mere specifikke termer | beet sugar, cane sugar, deoxyribose, invert sugar, jaggary, jaggery, jagghery, maple sugar, monosaccharide, monosaccharose, oligosaccharide, polyose, polysaccharide, ribose, simple sugar, wood sugar, xylose |
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