'Carbohydrate' definitions:
Definition of 'carbohydrate'
(from WordNet)
noun
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: carbohydrate, saccharide, sugar]
Definition of 'Carbohydrate'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'carbohydrate'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- barley sugar,
- beet sugar,
- cellulose,
- clinical dextran,
- deoxyribose,
- dextran,
- dextrose,
- erythrose,
- fructose,
- galactose,
- glucose,
- glycogen,
- grape sugar,
- hydroxy aldehyde,
- hydroxy ketone,
- lactose,
- levulose,
- lyxose,
- maple sugar,
- molasses,
- monosaccharide,
- nipa sugar,
- pentose sugar,
- polysaccharide,
- polysaccharose,
- raffinose,
- saccharide,
- starch,
- sucrose,
- sugar,
- tree molasses,
- trisaccharide