Definition of carbohydrate
- n. - One of a group of compounds including the sugars,
starches, and gums, which contain six (or some multiple of six) carbon
atoms, united with a variable number of hydrogen and oxygen atoms, but
with the two latter always in proportion as to form water; as dextrose,
C6H12O6.
- n. - One of a group of compounds including the sugars,
starches, and gums, which contain six (or some multiple of six) carbon
atoms, united with a variable number of hydrogen and oxygen atoms, but
with the two latter always in proportion as to form water; as dextrose,
C6H12O6.