Pasta has a lot of carbohydrates. [=(US) carbs]
He's trying to lose weight by cutting down on carbohydrates. [=foods that contain a lot of carbohydrates]
a food that is low in protein but high in carbohydrate
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
car|bo|hy|drate — «KAHR boh HY drayt», noun. a substance made from carbon dioxide and water by green plants in sunlight. Carbohydrates are made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. Sugar and starch are carbohydrates. Carbohydrates comprise a major class of foods… … Useful english dictionary
drate — an·hy·drate; car·bo·hy·drate; deca·hy·drate; de·hy·drate; sul·fy·drate; hy·drate; ce·drate; … English syllables
carbohydrate — car·bo·hy·drate … English syllables
carbohydrate — car|bo|hy|drate [ˌka:bəuˈhaıdreıt, drıt US ˌka:rbou ] n [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: carbon + hydrate] 1.) [U and C] technical a substance that is in foods such as sugar, bread, potatoes etc, which provides your body with heat and energy and which… … Dictionary of contemporary English
carbohydrate — car|bo|hy|drate [ ,karbou haı,dreıt ] noun count or uncount a substance found in foods such as sugar, bread, and potatoes. Carbohydrates supply your body with heat and energy. a. count a food that contains carbohydrates … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
carbohydrate — car•bo•hy•drate [[t]ˌkɑr boʊˈhaɪ dreɪt, bə [/t]] n. biochem. nut any of a class of organic compounds composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, including starches and sugars, produced in green plants by photosynthesis: important source of food for … From formal English to slang
Carbohydrate — 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 chemically as neutral compounds of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen.… … Medical dictionary
bo — aero·em·bo·lism; al·bo·ci·ne·re·ous; al·bo·lite; al·bo·ra·da; al·bo·ran·ite; am·bo·cep·tor; am·bo·coe·lia; am·bo·mal·le·al; am·bo·sex·u·al; amet·a·bo·lia; am·mo·ni·o·bo·rite; amoe·bo·bac·ter; amoe·bo·cyte; amoe·bo·ge·ni·ae; amoe·bo·tae·nia;… … English syllables
C6H12O6 — Carbohydrate Car bo*hy drate, n. [Carbon + hydrate.] (Physiol. Chem.) One of a group of compounds including the sugars, starches, and gums, which contain six (or some multiple of six) carbon atoms, united with a variable number of hydrogen and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Carbohydrate — Car bo*hy drate, n. [Carbon + hydrate.] (Physiol. Chem.) One of a group of compounds including the sugars, starches, and gums, which contain six (or some multiple of six) carbon atoms, united with a variable number of hydrogen and oxygen atoms,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
