carbohydrate, saccharide, sugar
(noun) 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
Source: WordNet® 3.1
From their general formula Cn(H2O)n; they were once thought to be hydrates of carbon.
carbohydrate (plural carbohydrates)
(organic chemistry, nutrition) A sugar, starch, or cellulose that is a food source of energy for an animal or plant.
Synonyms: carb (informal), saccharide, Thesaurus:carbohydrate
(colloquial, by extension, metonym) Any food rich in starch or other carbohydrates.
Source: Wiktionary
Car`bo*hy"drate, n. Etym: [Carbon + hydrate.] (Physiol. Chem.)
Definition: 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, but with the two latter always in proportion as to form water; as dextrose, C6H12O6.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
14 May 2025
(adjective) having three units or components or elements; “a ternary operation”; “a treble row of red beads”; “overcrowding made triple sessions necessary”; “triple time has three beats per measure”; “triplex windows”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
