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- [kahr-boh-hahy-dreyt, -buh-]
- /ˌkɑr boʊˈhaɪ dreɪt, -bə-/
- /ˌkɑː.bəʊˈhaɪ.dreɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kahr-boh-hahy-dreyt, -buh-]
- /ˌkɑr boʊˈhaɪ dreɪt, -bə-/
Definitions of carbohydrates word
- noun plural carbohydrates foods which contain carbohydrate 4
- noun carbohydrates any of a class of organic compounds that are polyhydroxy aldehydes or polyhydroxy ketones, or change to such substances on simple chemical transformations, as hydrolysis, oxidation, or reduction, and that form the supporting tissues of plants and are important food for animals and people. 1
- noun carbohydrates Plural form of carbohydrate. 1
- noun carbohydrates plural of carbohydrate. 0
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Origin of carbohydrates
First appearance:
before 1865 One of the 28% newest English words
First recorded in 1865-70; carbo- + hydrate
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Carbohydrates
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
carbohydrates popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
carbohydrates usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for carbohydrates
noun carbohydrates
- sugars — a sweet, crystalline substance, C 1 2 H 2 2 O 1 1 , obtained chiefly from the juice of the sugarcane and the sugar beet, and present in sorghum, maple sap, etc.: used extensively as an ingredient and flavoring of certain foods and as a fermenting agent in the manufacture of certain alcoholic beverages; sucrose. Compare beet sugar, cane sugar.
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