carbohydrate

English

Etymology

From their general formula C_n(H₂O)_n; they were once thought to be hydrates of carbon.

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /kɑːbəʊˈhaɪdɹeɪt/
• (US) IPA: /kɑːɹboʊˈhaɪdɹeɪt/

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Noun

Wikipedia carbohydrate (plural carbohydrates)

1. (organic chemistry, nutrition) A sugar, starch, or cellulose that is a food source of energy for an animal or plant; a saccharide.

   These microbes are primarily responsible for breaking down cellulose and other carbohydrates into volatile fatty acids (VFAs).

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:carbohydrate

Derived terms

• complex carbohydrate
• simple carbohydrate

Translations

organic compounds; sugar, starch or cellulose

Catalan: carbohidrat (ca) m. Chinese: 碳水化合物 (tàn shuǐ huà hé wù) Czech: sacharid (cs) m. Danish: kulhydrat (da) Dutch: koolhydraat (nl) Finnish: hiilihydraatti (fi) French: glucide (fr) m. German: Kohlenhydrat (de) n. Greek: υδατάνθρακας (el) (ydatánthrakas) m. Icelandic: kolvetni (is) n. Ido: karbohidrato (io) Irish: carbaihiodráit (ga) f.

Italian: carboidrato (it) m. Japanese: 炭水化物 (ja) たんすいかぶつ (ja) (tansuikabutsu) Korean: 탄수화물 (ko) Norwegian: karbohydrat (no) n., kullhydrat (no) n., kolhydrat (no) n. Polish: węglowodan (pl) m. Russian: углевод (ru) (ugl'evód) m. Scottish Gaelic: gualaisg (gd) m. Spanish: carbohidrato (es) m. Swedish: kolhydrat (sv) c. Vietnamese: hyđat-cacbon (vi) Welsh: carbohydrad (cy) m.