complex carbohydrate


noun
  1. a carbohydrate, as sucrose or starch, that consists of two or more monosaccharide units.

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How to use complex carbohydrate in a sentence

  • When these sugars reach the liver they are again built up into a complex carbohydrate very similar to starch in composition.

    Encyclopedia of Diet | Eugene Christian