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English noun: carbohydrate

1. carbohydrate (substance) 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


Synonymssaccharide, sugar


Broader (hypernym)macromolecule, supermolecule


Narrower (hyponym)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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