Carbohydrate
Pronunciation : Car`bo*hy"drate
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Carbon + hydrate.] (Physiol. Chem.)
Definition : Defn: One of a group of compounds including the sugars, starches, and gums, which contain six (or some multiple of six) carbon atoms, united with a variable number of hydrogen and oxygen atoms, but with the two latter always in proportion as to form water; as dextrose, C6H12O6.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913