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Noun
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- carbohydrate The unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula C<sub>n</sub>H<sub>2n</sub>O<sub>n</sub>. 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.
Derived terms
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monosaccharide
disaccharide
trisaccharide
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oligosaccharide
polysaccharide
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Related terms
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triose
tetrose
pentose
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hexose
heptose
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Translations
trans-top|the unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CnH2nOn?
Finnish: sakkaridi
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Swedish: sackarid
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vi:saccharide
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