See Also: carbohydrate(dictionary)
Carbohydrate(medicine)
carbohydrate(encyclopedia)
carbohydrate(dictionary)
Carbohydrate(health)
dietary carbohydrate(medicine)
complex carbohydrate(medicine)
C carbohydrate antigen(medicine)
carbohydrate sequence(medicine)
carbohydrate epimerases(medicine)

carbohydrate (iou)



carbohydrate noun. M19.
[from CARBO- + HYDRATE noun.]
Chemistry. Any of a class of organic compounds that contain hydrogen and oxygen in the same ratio as water (2:1), and can be broken down to release energy in the animal body, e.g. sugars, starch, and other polysaccharides.