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"CARBOHYDRATES" is a plural of: carbohydrate. |
Date "CARBOHYDRATES" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1906. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Health | The largest class of organic compounds, including starches, glycogens, cellulose, gums, and simple sugars. Carbohydrates are composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in a ratio of Cn(H2O)n. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
| CARBBANK | English | A structural and bibliographic database for complex Carbohydrates | Computing, European Union |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | And there appears to be some mighty mysterious carbohydrates floating by as well, don't you think? (Excel Saga; writing credit: Hideyuki Kurata; Ysuke Kuroda) | |
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 | Science supports grandmother's advice that oats are good for you-they can help lower cholesterol levels. Scientists speculate oats may accomplish this by slowing the rate at which the intestines absorb carbohydrates. P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Scott Bauer.. |  | Sweet, juicy strawberries not only taste good, they're also full of nutrition. Low in calories and carbohydrates, the raw fruit is a good source of fiber potassium, iron, and vitamin C. P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Keith Weller.. |
 | Negro stevedores eating on stern of boat. Food supplied to crew consists almost entirely of carbohydrates with some of the cheaper cuts of meat. Sleeping quarters are not provided for stevedores, who sleep in any available space. Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Complex carbohydrates consist of starches and dietary fibers. (references) | |
Nutrients Proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins and minerals. (references) | ||
Carbohydrates A type of food, usually from plants versus animals. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Andrew Weil | You eat lots of fruits and vegetables, you include some of the good carbohydrates, which are things like beans and some sweet potatoes or winter squashes in moderation, even some whole grains like wild rice or barley in whole grain form. |
Robert Atkins | Well, basically, it's about refined carbohydrates. That's sugar and flour, those are the refined carbohydrates. |
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| "CARBOHYDRATES" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "CARBOHYDRATES" is used about 205 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (plural) | 100% | 205 | 21,272 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "CARBOHYDRATES": Carbohydrates and Hypoglycemic Agents ♦ Dietary Carbohydrates. Additional references. | |
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| Language | Translations for "CARBOHYDRATES"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
Czech | uhlohydráty. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Danish | proteinbundne kulhydrater (protein-bound carbohydrates), kostfibre (ballast, bulk, bulking agents, crude fiber, dietary fiber, dietary fibres, indigestible material, unavailable carbohydrates), de heterotrofe organismer - konsumenterne - udnytter organiske forbindelser saasom kulhydrater og proteiner (the heterotrophic organisms - consumers - utilize complex compounds such as carbohydrates and proteins), de autotrofe organismer - producenterne - synthetiserer deres kulhydrater ved hjaelp af klorofyl (the autotrophic organisms - producers - synthesize their carbohydrates with the help of chlorophyll ( chlorophyllian function )). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Dutch | voedingsvezel (crude fiber, dietary fiber, dietary fibres, fibre, unavailable carbohydrates), autotrofe organismen - producenten - bouwen hun koolhydraten met behulp van o. a. chlorofyl op (the autotrophic organisms - producers - synthesize their carbohydrates with the help of chlorophyll ( chlorophyllian function )). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Finnish | kuitu (fibre. fiber), imeytymätön hiilihydraatti (unavailable carbohydrates), hitaasti imeytyvät hiilihydraatit (compound carbohydrates). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
French | sucre assimilation lente (compound carbohydrates), hydrates de carbone liés aux protéines (protein-bound carbohydrates), glucide lent (compound carbohydrates), glucide indisponible (unavailable carbohydrates), fibres alimentaires (unavailable carbohydrates). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
German | Kohlehydrate. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Greek | μη αφομοιώσιμοι υδατάνθρακες (unavailable carbohydrates), υδατάνθρακες βραδείας απορροφήσεως (compound carbohydrates), οι ετερότροφοι οργανισμοί-καταναλωτές-χρησιμοποιούν σύνθετες ενώσεις όπως υδατάνθρακες και πρωτεϊνες (the heterotrophic organisms - consumers - utilize complex compounds such as carbohydrates and proteins). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Italian | gli organismi eterotrofi - consumatori - utilizzano composti complessi, come carboidrati e proteine (the heterotrophic organisms - consumers - utilize complex compounds such as carbohydrates and proteins), gli organismi autotrofi - produttori - sintetizzano i loro carboidrati mediante la funzione clorofilliana (the autotrophic organisms - producers - synthesize their carbohydrates with the help of chlorophyll ( chlorophyllian function )), fibre alimentari (crude fiber, dietary fiber, dietary fibres, unavailable carbohydrates). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | arbohydratescay os organismos heterotróficos-consumidores-utilizam compostos complexos tais como hidratos de carbono e proteínas (the heterotrophic organisms - consumers - utilize complex compounds such as carbohydrates and proteins), hidratos de carbono ligados s proteínas (protein-bound carbohydrates). (various references) carbohi/dratos. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
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"CARBOHYDRATES" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: carbohidrates, carbohydates, carbonhydrate, cardohydrate. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "CARBOHYDRATES" (pronounced kÄ'rbōhī"drāts) |
| 4 | -r ā t s | vibrates. |
| 3 | -ā t s | accentuates, alleviates, candidates, emanates, hallucinates, insinuates, phosphates, violates. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-b-c-d-e-h-o-r-r-s-t-y" | |
-1 letter: carbohydrase, carbohydrate. | |
-2 letters: broadcaster, rebroadcast. | |
-3 letters: shortbread. | |
-4 letters: adsorbate, ascorbate, boatyards, broachers, broadcast, cathedras, chordates, costarred, hardcores, hydrators, octahedra, orchestra, redactors, shadberry, starboard, teaboards, tracheary. | |
-5 letters: abhorred, aborters, abraders, abreacts, acrobats, adsorber, aerators, arboreta, bastardy, batchers, bearcats, boarders, boatyard, botchers, botchery, braceros, brachets, breadths, broached, broacher, broaches, broadest, brocades, brothers, cabarets, cabestro, caboshed, cabresta, cabresto. | |
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