en

carbohydrate

1

Terminological databases

EKI terminibaas Esterm

ID 694807 Last modified 15.10.2014
View dataset
View dataset
Domain foodstuffs - production - products - tradeorganic chemistry
  • any of a large group of organic compounds, including sugars, such as sucrose, and polysaccharides, such as cellulose, glycogen, and starch, that contain carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, with the general formula Cm(H2O)n
süsivesik
Usage examples
  • Toitumisalase teabena käsitatakse märgistusel esitatud mis tahes teavet, mis on seotud toidu energiasisalduse, valkude, süsivesikute, rasvade, kiudainete, naatriumi või § 18 lõikes 6 loetletud vitamiinide ja mineraaltoitainetega.
carbohydrate
Usage examples
  • Carbohydrates perform many vital roles in living organisms. Sugars, notably glucose, and their derivatives are essential intermediates in the conversion of food to energy. Starch and other polysaccharides serve as energy stores in plants. Cellulose, lignin, and others form the supporting cell walls and woody tissue of plants. Chitin is a structural polysaccharide found in the body shells of many invertebrate animals.
Kohlenhydrat

Word forms not available

Etymology not available

Related words not available

Search the same word

in the EU's IATE term base

Web examples

Online Language Learning Tool SkELL allows users to search for phrases in sentences, collocates and similar words. These examples have been automatically selected and may contain errors.
Skell logo