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carbohydrate

[kahr-boh-hahy-dreyt, -buh-] / ˌkɑr boʊˈhaɪ dreɪt, -bə- /


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I think he found it hard getting the volume of carbohydrate drink into him, because he was sweating so quickly.

From Barron's • Dec. 18, 2025

But for people with coeliac disease, a lot of these go-to carbohydrate sources are off-limits, because they contain gluten.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

When it is not possible to keep rooms heated to 18C, he recommends wearing gloves, warm socks and a woolly hat, eating a higher carbohydrate diet and generating more body heat by moving around.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2025

Many patients consider the keto diet, which emphasizes high fat and very low carbohydrate intake to trigger a metabolic state called ketosis, where the body burns fat instead of carbs for energy.

From Science Daily • Oct. 19, 2025

There are innumerable plant-animal combinations, mostly in the sea, where the green plant cells provide carbohydrate and oxygen for the animal and receive a share of energy in return.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas




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