carbohydrate : अर्थ और परिभाषाएं

Any of a group of organic compounds, including sugars, starches, celluloses, and gums, that contain only carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen and that originate chiefly as products of photosynthesis. Carbohydrates serve as a major energy source for living things.

A food, such as bread, rice, or potatoes, that is composed largely of these substances.