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Etymology
From the constituent elements, carbon (C), hydrogen (H), oxygen (O)
- (aldehydes): From the functional group R-CHO, R-HC=O
- (carbohydrates): From the common atoms forming carbs
Noun
CHO
- aldehydes
- Synonyms: -CHO, R-CHO
- carbohydrates
English
Noun
CHO (countable and uncountable, plural CHOs)
- (business, countable) Initialism of chief happiness officer: a person employed to improve employees' morale.
- (countable) Initialism of chief health officer.
- (biotechnology, uncountable) Acronym of Chinese hamster ovary. (only used attributively as an adjective)
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