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1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Carbohydrate

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19516201911 Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 5 — Carbohydrate

CARBOHYDRATE, in chemistry, the generic name for compounds empirically represented by the formula Cx(H2O)y. They are essentially vegetable products, and include the sugars, starches, gums and celluloses (q.v.).