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carbohydrate  saccharide  sugar  complex carbohydrates  ATC code B05BA03
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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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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 & Open English WordNet
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