Carbohydrate — synonyms, definition

1. carbohydrate (Noun)

saccharide sugar

carbohydrate (Noun) — An essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances; classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they contain.

macromolecule supermolecule beet sugar cane sugar deoxyribose invert sugar jaggary jaggery jagghery maple sugar monosaccharide monosaccharose oligosaccharide polyose polysaccharide ribose simple sugar wood sugar xylose