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carbohydrates

carbohydrates is the plural of carbohydrate.

Meaning of carbohydrate

Noun

carbohydrate (plural carbohydrates)

  1. (nutrition) A sugar, starch, or cellulose that is a food source of energy for an animal or plant.
    • These microbes are primarily responsible for breaking down cellulose and other carbohydrates into volatile fatty acids (VFAs).
    Synonyms:
    carb, saccharide
  2. (broadly, colloquial, metonymically) Any food rich in starch or other carbohydrates.
    • I'm cutting down on carbohydrates like bread and pasta.

Phrases with carbohydrates

Questions about carbohydrates

What is carbohydrates the plural of?
Carbohydrates is the plural of carbohydrate.

Words near carbohydrates in the dictionary

  1. carbohydrase
  2. carbohydrases
  3. carbohydrate
  4. carbohydrate loading
  5. carbohydrated
  6. carbohydrates
  7. carbohydraturia
  8. carbohydrazide
  9. carbohydrazides
  10. carbohydride
  11. carbohydrides

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