Definitions for carbohydrates

carbohydrates car·bo·hy·drate

Spelling: [kahr-boh-hahy-dreyt, -buh-]
IPA: /ˌkɑr boʊˈhaɪ dreɪt, -bə-/

Carbohydrates is a 13 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 24 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 24 points.

You can make 2024 anagrams from letters in carbohydrates (aabcdehorrsty).

Definitions for carbohydrates

noun

  1. 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.
  2. 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.

Origin of carbohydrates

First recorded in 1865-70; carbo- + hydrate

Examples for carbohydrates

To obtain the carbon in carbohydrate food multiply by 0.444.

Food value, 12 grams carbohydrate, 10 grams protein, 14 grams fat.

Bread and butter afford a good combination of fat and carbohydrate.

The food value it does have is carbohydrate in the form of sugar.

The tubers are rich in the carbohydrate inulin and in sugar.

The other great member of the starch, or carbohydrate, group of foods is sugar.

In this way their carbohydrate content is reduced, probably about one-half.

Any carbohydrate in the broth is destroyed by the Bacterium coli.

In other words, “carbohydrate is driving insulin is driving fat,” says George Cahill, a professor at Harvard Medical School.

This has the simplest possible formula for a carbohydrate, CH2O.

These points have to be considered in judging the digestibility of these carbohydrates.

The bottom line: carbohydrates are neither good nor bad just by themselves.

On this account, they are often spoken of as carbohydrates, or "carbon-water stuffs."

Unlike sports beverages, coconut water is low in carbohydrates, while still rich in potassium.

Choosing the right kind of carbohydrates allows me to get the most out of my day.

The acid is produced from the carbohydrates by ferment action.

The above-mentioned deluxe sandwich clocks in at 570 calories, 27 grams of fat, and 50 grams of carbohydrates.

However, it is like other carbohydrates in that in solution it ferments.

The final ranking was based on calories, saturated fat, sodium, and carbohydrates for each dish.

But it did not ignore the lesser potentials of metal and clumps of carbohydrates.

Word Value for carbohydrates
Scrable

24

Words with friends

24

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