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Preferred term

carbohydrates

Definition

  • [Henderson's] n. any member of a class of biological molecules of general formula Cx(H2O)y. Carbohydrates include sugars and their derivatives and polysaccharides such as starch and cellulose.

Broader concept

Scope note

  • US LTER controlled vocabulary

Creator

  • herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at

URI

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/20807

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