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carbohydrate
noun
foods
containing
sugars
or
starches
,
or
the
nutrient
itself
,
that
the
body
breaks
down
to
get
energy
•
Bread
and
pasta
are
high
in
carbohydrate
,
which
helps
runners
keep
their
energy
up
.
Bread
and
pasta
are
high
in
carbohydrate
,
which
helps
runners
keep
their
energy
up
.
•
People
with
diabetes
often
monitor
how
much
carbohydrate
they
eat
at
each
meal
.
People
with
diabetes
often
monitor
how
much
carbohydrate
they
eat
at
each
meal
.
Sense
extended
from
the
chemical
term
to
the
dietary
nutrient
in
the
early
20th
century
.
noun
an
organic
compound
made
of
carbon
,
hydrogen
,
and
oxygen
that
living
things
use
for
energy
,
such
as
sugars
,
starches
,
and
cellulose
•
Glucose
,
a
simple
carbohydrate
,
fuels
many
of
the
body
’
s
basic
activities
.
Glucose
,
a
simple
carbohydrate
,
fuels
many
of
the
body
’
s
basic
activities
.
•
The
cellulose
in
plant
cell
walls
is
a
complex
carbohydrate
that
gives
stems
their
strength
.
The
cellulose
in
plant
cell
walls
is
a
complex
carbohydrate
that
gives
stems
their
strength
.
19th-century
scientific
coinage
from
‘
carbo-
’ (
carbon
)
+
‘
hydrate
’ (
compound
with
water
),
because
the
general
formula
was
thought
to
be
Cx
(
H2O
)
y
.
