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Synonyms for carbohydrate

Grammar : Noun
Spell : kahr-boh-hahy-dreyt, -buh-
Phonetic Transcription : ˌkɑr boʊˈhaɪ dreɪt, -bə-

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Définition of carbohydrate

Origin :
  • 1851, from carbo-, comb. form of carbon, + hydrate (n.), denoting compound produced when certain substances combine with water, from Greek hydor "water" (see water (n.1)).
  • The name carbohydrate was given to these compounds because, in composition, they are apparently hydrates of carbon. In structure, however, they are far more complex. [Flood]
  • noun organic compound composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen
Example sentences :
  • The food value it does have is carbohydrate in the form of sugar.
  • Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 2 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
  • The other great member of the starch, or carbohydrate, group of foods is sugar.
  • Extract from : « A Handbook of Health » by Woods Hutchinson
  • In this way their carbohydrate content is reduced, probably about one-half.
  • Extract from : « The Starvation Treatment of Diabetes » by Lewis Webb Hill
  • Bread and butter afford a good combination of fat and carbohydrate.
  • Extract from : « Foods and Household Management » by Helen Kinne
  • Any carbohydrate in the broth is destroyed by the Bacterium coli.
  • Extract from : « The Fundamentals of Bacteriology » by Charles Bradfield Morrey
  • The tubers are rich in the carbohydrate inulin and in sugar.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 » by Various
  • Food value, 12 grams carbohydrate, 10 grams protein, 14 grams fat.
  • Extract from : « Dietetics for Nurses » by Fairfax T. Proudfit
  • This has the simplest possible formula for a carbohydrate, CH2O.
  • Extract from : « Creative Chemistry » by Edwin E. Slosson
  • To obtain the carbon in carbohydrate food multiply by 0.444.
  • Extract from : « Public School Domestic Science » by Mrs. J. Hoodless
  • However, with the exception of potato salad, salads are probably never taken as a source of carbohydrate.
  • Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 4 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
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