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carbohydrate

car.bo.hy.drate \.ka:r-bo--'hi--.dra-t, -dr*t\ n : any of various neutral 
   compounds of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen (as sug ars, starches, 
   celluloses) most of which are formed by green plants and which constitute a 
   major class of animal foods