CARBOHYDRATE Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word carbohydrate. (close relations)
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| sugar | nounn | |||||
noun • a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative • 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 • informal terms for money verb • sweeten with sugar | ||||||
| dextrose | nounn | |||||
noun • an isomer of glucose that is found in honey and sweet fruits | ||||||
| disaccharide | nounn | |||||
noun • any of a variety of carbohydrates that yield two monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis | ||||||
| fructose | nounn | |||||
noun • a simple sugar found in honey and in many ripe fruits | ||||||
| glucose | nounn | |||||
noun • a monosaccharide sugar that has several forms; an important source of physiological energy | ||||||
| glycogen | nounn | |||||
noun • one form in which body fuel is stored; stored primarily in the liver and broken down into glucose when needed by the body | ||||||
| lactose | nounn | |||||
noun • a sugar comprising one glucose molecule linked to a galactose molecule; occurs only in milk | ||||||
| maltose | nounn | |||||
noun • a white crystalline sugar formed during the digestion of starches | ||||||
| monosaccharide | nounn | |||||
noun • a sugar (like sucrose or fructose) that does not hydrolyse to give other sugars; the simplest group of carbohydrates | ||||||
| polysaccharide | nounn | |||||
noun • any of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chains of monosaccharide molecules | ||||||
| starch | nounn | |||||
noun • a complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice; an important foodstuff and used otherwise especially in adhesives and as fillers and stiffeners for paper and textiles • a commercial preparation of starch that is used to stiffen textile fabrics in laundering verb • stiffen with starch | ||||||
| sucrose | nounn | |||||
noun • a complex carbohydrate found in many plants and used as a sweetening agent | ||||||
| saccharide | nounn | |||||
noun • 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 | ||||||
| carb | nounn | |||||
noun • Clipping of carburettor / carburetor. • (nutrition) A sugar, starch, or cellulose that is a food source of energy for an animal or plant. • (by extension, metonym) Any food rich in starch or other carbohydrates. | ||||||
