carbohydrate

Significat (Anglès)

1. A sugar, starch, or cellulose that is a food source of energy for an animal or plant.
2. (broadly, colloquial, metonymically) Any food rich in starch or other carbohydrates.

Conceptes

carbohidrat

sucre

sacarosa

glúcid

hidrat de carboni

Sinònims

saccharide

starch

sugar

carb

carbo

hydrocarbon

glycoside

Traduccions

Kohlenhydrat

carbohidrato

carboidrato

glucide

hidrato de carbono

hydrate de carbone

υδατάνθρακας

carboidrato

koolhydraat

Kohlehydrat

karbonhidrat

azúcar

saccaride

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/kɑːbəʊˈhaɪdɹeɪt/

Etimologia (Anglès)

From their general formula Cₙ(H₂O)ₙ; they were once thought to be hydrates of carbon.