- carbon: carbohydrate, carbonate
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carbo-, (before a vowel) carb- combining form
car•bo
(kär′bō),USA pronunciation n., pl. -bos. [Informal.]
carbo-,
- Nutrition, Informal Termscarbohydrate.
- Nutrition, Informal Termsa food having a high carbohydrate content.
- compare -o by shortening
carbo-,
- Chemistrya combining form used in the names of chemical compounds in which carbon is present:carbohydrate.
'carbo-' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
carbolic acid
- carbon
- carboxyl group
- carbuncle
- hearth
- carb
- carbo
- carbocholine
- carbocyclic compound
- carbohydrase
- carbohydrate
- carbo-loading
- Carbonari
- Carboniferous
- carbonium ion
- cormorant