A carbohydrate is a biomolecule consisting of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen atoms, usually with a hydrogen–oxygen atom ratio of 2:1 and thus with the empirical formula Cₘₙ.
What does carbohydrate literally mean?
Carbohydrates: The Monosaccharides
The term carbohydrate was originally used to describe compounds that were literally "hydrates of carbon" because they had the empirical formula CH2O.
What does the name carbohydrate mean?
The carbohydrates are the compounds which provide energy to living cells. ... The carbohydrates we use as foods have their origin in the photosynthesis of plants. They take the form of sugars, starches, and cellulose. The name carbohydrate means "watered carbon" or carbon with attached water molecules.
