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Carbohydrate   /kˌɑrboʊhˈaɪdrˌeɪt/  /kˌɑrboʊhˈaɪdrət/   Listen
Carbohydrate

noun
1.
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.  Synonyms: saccharide, sugar.



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"Carbohydrate" Quotes from Famous Books



... this group are the constituents of the tissues of fungi. The recent researches of Winterstein and Gilson, which are noted in this present volume, have established definitely that they contain a nitrogenous group in intimate combination with a carbohydrate complex. This group is closely related to chitin, yielding glucosamin and acetic acid as products of ultimate hydrolysis. Special interest attaches to these residues, as they are in a sense intermediate products between the great groups of the carbohydrates and proteids (E. Fischer, Ber. 19, ...
— Researches on Cellulose - 1895-1900 • C. F. Cross



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