- carbohydrate (n.)
[carbohydrate 词源字典]
- 1851, from carbo-, comb. form of carbon, + hydrate (n.), denoting compound produced when certain substances combine with water, from Greek hydor "water" (see water (n.1)).
The name carbohydrate was given to these compounds because, in composition, they are apparently hydrates of carbon. In structure, however, they are far more complex. [Flood]
[carbohydrate etymology, carbohydrate origin, 英语词源]