carboidrato

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carboidrato m sing (pl.: carboidrati)

  1. (chimica) (chimica organica) (biologia) (biochimica) composto organico formato da atomi di ossigeno, idrogeno e carbonio, presente negli esseri viventi con funzioni strutturali, energetiche, immunitarie ed evolutive
car | boi | drà | to

IPA: /,karboiˈdrato/

deriva da carbo-,( dal latino carbo cioè "carbone") e -idrato