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Carbohydrate
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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.