Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Carbohydrate"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Carbohydrate \Car`bo*hy"drate\, n. [Carbon + hydrate.] (Physiol.
Chem.)
One of a group of compounds including the sugars, starches,
and gums, which contain six (or some multiple of six) carbon
atoms, united with a variable number of hydrogen and oxygen
atoms, but with the two latter always in proportion as to
form water; as dextrose, {C6H12O6}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
carbohydrate
n : 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 [syn: {saccharide}, {sugar}]
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