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carbohydrate saccharide sugar complex carbohydrates ATC code B05BA03

An essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances; are classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they contain WordNet 3.0

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A carbohydrate is a biomolecule consisting of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen atoms, usually with a hydrogen–oxygen atom ratio of 2:1 and thus with the empirical formula Cmn, which does not mean the H has covalent bonds with O. Wikipedia

A simple molecule Wikipedia Disambiguation

Organic compound that consists only of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen Wikidata

Any of the group of organic compounds composed of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen, including sugars, starches and celluloses. OmegaWiki

Any of a series of carbohydrates that are used by organisms to store energy. OmegaWiki

The unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CnH2nOn. Either the simple sugars or polymers such as starch and cellulose. The saccharides exist in either a ring or short chain conformation, and typically contain five or six carbon atoms. Wiktionary

The unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula C nH 2nO n. Wiktionary (translation)

Any of various small carbohydrates that are used by organisms to store energy. Wiktionary

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macromolecule

alcohol

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carbohydrate metabolism

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