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• CARBOHYDRATE (noun) The noun CARBOHYDRATE has 1 sense: 1. 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 Familiarity information: CARBOHYDRATE used as a noun is very rare.
