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carbo-

a combining form used in the names of chemical compounds in which carbon is present: carbohydrate.
Also, especially before a vowel, carb-.
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carbo- or carb-  
pref.  Carbon: carbohydrate.

[French, from carbone, carbon; see carbon.]
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carbo- or carb-
pref.
Carbon: carbohydrate.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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