Home > Terms > English, UK (UE) > Carbohydrates

Carbohydrates

Class of biochemical compounds which includes sugars, starch, chitin, and steroids.

This is auto-generated content. You can help to improve it.
0
Improve it
  • Part of Speech: noun
  • Synonym(s):
  • Blossary:
  • Industry/Domain: Biology
  • Category: Biochemistry
  • Company:
  • Product:
  • Acronym-Abbreviation:
More
Collect to Blossary

Other Languages:

More

Member comments

You have to log in to post to discussions.

Related terms

carbohydrates
Natural environment; Coral reefs

Organic compounds composed of carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen; includes the simple sugars, double sugars, and complex sugars (starches).

carbohydrates
Biology; Cell biology

Organic molecules composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen that serve as energy sources and structural materials for cells of all organisms.

carbohydrates
Health care; Nutrition

Mainly sugars and starches, together constituting one of the three principal types of nutrients used as energy sources (calories) by the body. Carbohydrates can also be defined ...

carbohydrate
Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

An organic compound based on the general formula C x (H 2 O) y , performing many vital roles in living organisms. The simplest carbohydrates are the sugars (saccharides), ...

carbohydrate
Health care; Diabetes treatment

One of the three main nutrients in food. Foods that provide carbohydrate are starches, vegetables, fruits, dairy products, and sugars.

carbohydrate
Culinary arts; Cooking

A broad category of sugars, starches, fibers and starchy vegetables that the body eventually converts to glucose, the body's primary source of energy. There are two classes of ...

calcareous
Biology; Biochemistry

The body parts of animals which contain calcium as shells, bones and exoskeleton and they protect the animals, are called as calcareous.

humus
Biology; Biochemistry

Humus is a dark material in the soil that is formed from decaying plants and leaves.

red blood cell
Biology; Biochemistry

A blood cell that carries oxygen and carbon dioxide to all body tissues is called as red blood cell.

rotten
Biology; Biochemistry

Anything that has gone bad; smelly; decayed; evil; unpleasant which is likely to break due to rot is called as rotten.

aerobic
Biology; Biochemistry

Needing or using oxygen to live.Living things that can exist only in environments that contain oxygen are aerobic.

anderogen
Biology; Biochemistry

One of the hormones that controls the physical development in males. Testosterone is an androgen.

Terms in the News

Featured Terms

Katrin Talan
  • 0

    Terms

  • 0

    Blossaries

  • 0

    Followers

Industry/Domain: Animals Category: Dogs

Bull Terrier

A breed of dog having a short, usually white coat and a tapering muzzle, developed in England by crossing a bulldog with a now extinct breed of ...

Contributor

Featured blossaries

Sangga

Category: Other   2 1 Terms

Hot Drinks

Category: Food   1 5 Terms

Browers Terms By Category

TERMS

SOCIAL

EXTRAS

SOLUTIONS