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Carbohydrate

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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in chemistry, the generic name for compounds empirically represented by the formula C.(H20)3,. They are essentially vegetable products, and include the sugars, starches, gums and celluloses (q.v.).

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Carbohydrate'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​c/carbohydrate.html. 1910.
 
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