Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

carbohydrate

/kɑɹboʊˈhaɪdɹeɪt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.17 in modern English

Syllables: car-bo-hy-drate
IPA: /kɑɹboʊˈhaɪdɹeɪt/

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sugar, starch, or cellulose that is a food source of energy for an animal or plant.

noun

Any food rich in starch or other carbohydrates.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"These microbes are primarily responsible for breaking down cellulose and other carbohydrates into volatile fatty acids (VFAs)."
"Oxygen levels on Earth skyrocketed 2.4 billion years ago, when cyanobacteria evolved photosynthesis: the ability to convert water and carbon dioxide into carbohydrates and waste oxygen using solar energy."
"I'm cutting down on carbohydrates like bread and pasta."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃-der.? Latin carbōnemlbor. French carbonebor. English carbon English carbo- Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ὑδρο- (hudro-)lbor. French hydr- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. French -ate French hydratebor. English hydrate English carbohydrate From their general formula Cₙ(H₂O)ₙ; they were once thought to be hydrates of carbon.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /kɑɹboʊˈhaɪdɹeɪt/
British English: /kɑːbəʊˈhaɪdɹeɪt/

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

carbohydrates (plural)

Derived Forms

anticarbohydrate lipocarbohydrate noncarbohydrate polycarbohydrate thiocarbohydrate

Phrases

amino carbohydrate carbohydrate loading carbo-load complex carbohydrate simple carbohydrate white carbohydrate

Frequently Paired Words

:Category:Carbohydrates

Synonyms

carb saccharide carbohydrate sugar

Rhymes With

hydrate

Questions

How do you pronounce carbohydrate?: The recorded pronunciation is /kɑɹboʊˈhaɪdɹeɪt/.
What does carbohydrate mean?: A sugar, starch, or cellulose that is a food source of energy for an animal or plant.
Where does carbohydrate come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃-der.? Latin carbōnemlbor. French carbonebor. English carbon English carbo- Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ὑδρο- (hudro-)lbor. French hydr- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. French -ate French hydratebor. English hydrate English carbohydrate From their general formula Cₙ(H₂O)ₙ; they were once thought to be hydrates of carbon.

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