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  • 01-12-2016
  • Chemistry
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where does the term carbohydrate come from? please explain by referring to the parts of this word

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Nasornisbeautiful
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  • 01-12-2016
It comes from Carbon + Hydrate (H2O), meaning carbon that saturated of water

that's why carbohydrate empirical formula is Cm(H2O)n

*My English is suck*
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