carbohydrate en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /kɑɹbəˈhaɪdɹeɪt/ (US)
- /kɑɹboʊˈhaɪdɹeɪt/ (US)
- /kɑːbəʊˈhaɪdɹeɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃-der.? Latin carbōnemlbor. French carbonebor. English carbon English carbo- Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ὑδρο- (hudro-)lbor. French hydr- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. French -ate French hydratebor. English hydrate English carbohydrate From their general formula Cₙ(H₂O)ₙ; they were once thought to be hydrates of carbon.
Meanings
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(qualifier:nutrition) A sugar, starch, or cellulose that is a food source of energy for an animal or plant.
Oxygen levels on Earth skyrocketed 2.4 billion years ago, when cyanobacteria evolved photosynthesis: the ability to convert water and carbon dioxide into carbohydrates and waste oxygen using solar energy.
2013 September-October, Katie L. Burke, “In the News”, in American Scientist:These microbes are primarily responsible for breaking down cellulose and other carbohydrates into volatile fatty acids (VFAs).
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(broadly, colloquial, metonymically) Any food rich in starch or other carbohydrates.
I'm cutting down on carbohydrates like bread and pasta.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| carbohydrates | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
anticarbohydrate · carbohydrate loading · lipocarbohydrate · complex carbohydrate · polycarbohydrate · simple carbohydrate · noncarbohydrate · amino carbohydrate · thiocarbohydrate · carbo-load · white carbohydrate
Holonyms
Hypernyms
chemical compound · organic compound
Hyponyms
cellulose · polysaccharide · starch · hexasaccharide · tetrasaccharide · sugar · heptasaccharide · pentasaccharide · disaccharide · decasaccharide · oligosaccharide · trisaccharide · monosaccharide · sucrose · fructose · octasaccharide · nonasaccharide
Relateds
Synonyms
carb · saccharide · carbohydrate · saccharide · carb
Translations (86)
da kulhydrat (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · az karbohidrat (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · tr karbonhidrat (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · sq karbohidrat (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · it carboidrato (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · sl ogljikov hidrat (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · vi hyđat-cacbon (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · sk sacharid (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · ja 炭水化物 (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · io karbohidrato (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · vi hợp chất than giống nước (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · cy carbohydrad (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · de Kohlenhydrat (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · cmn 醣類 /糖类 (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · eo karbonhidrato (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · nb kullhydrat (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · ar كَرْبُوهِيدْرَات (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · km កាបូអ៊ីដ្រាត (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · mk јаглехидра́т (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · ka ნახშირწყალი (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · th คาร์โบไฮเดรต (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · uk вуглево́д (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · sh ugljeni hidrat (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · cs uhlohydrát (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · fa کربوهیدرات (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · ca glúcid (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · ru карбогидра́т (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · fi hiilihydraatti (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · hi कार्बोहाइड्रेट (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · hy ածխաջուր (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · ja 含水炭素 (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · ky көмүрсуу (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · ca carbohidrat (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · lv ogļhidrāts (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · uz uglevod (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · ca hidrat de carboni (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · sh угљени хидрат (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · tk uglewod (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · pl węglowodan (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · et süsivesik (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · mi warowaihā (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · hu szénhidrát (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · lt angliavandenis (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · kk көмірсу (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · yue 糖類 /糖类 (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · es carbohidrato (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · nb karbohydrat (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · tg карбогидрат (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · gl carbohidrato (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · ru углево́д (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · mn ᠨᠡᠭᠦᠷᠡᠰᠦ ᠤᠰᠤ (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · ms karbohidrat (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · sw hamirojo (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · ga carbaihiodráit (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · bg въглехидрат (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · be вугляво́д (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · sk uhľohydrát (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · cs sacharid (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · id karbohidrat (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · sw kabohaidreti (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · tg ангиштоб (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · haw kōpia (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · sh угљикохидрат (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · ko 탄수화물 (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · es hidrato de carbono (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · pl sacharyd (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · sh karbohidrat (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · sh ugljikohidrat (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · za danqsuijvaqhozvuz (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · is kolvetni (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · gd gualaisg (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · nl koolhydraat (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · yue 醣類 /糖类 (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · pt carboidrato (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · sh карбохидрат (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · nn karbohydrat (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · fr glucide (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · ro carbohidrat (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · cmn 糖類 /糖类 (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · sv kolhydrat (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · el υδατάνθρακας (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · cmn 碳水化合物 (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · my ကစီဓာတ် (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · yue 碳水化合物 (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · mn нүүрс ус (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) · mr कर्बोदक (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose)