| Definitions of 'carbohydrates' |
The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. carbohydrates
a class of substances such as the sugars, starch, &c., consisting of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, the latter in the proportion in which they exist in water.
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| Definition of 'carbohydrates' |
U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. carbohydrates
The largest class of organic compounds, including STARCH; GLYCOGEN; CELLULOSE; POLYSACCHARIDES; and simple MONOSACCHARIDES. Carbohydrates are composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in a ratio of Cn(H2O)n.
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