CHO

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Translingual

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Etymology

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From the constituent elements, carbon (C), hydrogen (H), oxygen (O)

  • (aldehydes): From the functional group R-CHO, R-HC=O
  • (carbohydrates): From the common atoms forming carbs

Noun

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CHO

  1. aldehydes
    Synonyms: -CHO, R-CHO
  2. carbohydrates
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English

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Noun

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CHO (countable and uncountable, plural CHOs)

  1. (business, countable) Initialism of chief happiness officer: a person employed to improve employees' morale.
  2. (countable) Initialism of chief health officer.
  3. (biotechnology, uncountable) Acronym of Chinese hamster ovary. (only used attributively as an adjective)

Derived terms

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Chinese hamster ovary

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