carbo-
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Related to carbo-: Carbo veg
carbo-
or carb-pref.
Carbon: carbohydrate.
[French, from carbone, carbon; see carbon.]
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carbo-
or before a vowelcarb-
combining form
(Chemistry) carbon: carbohydrate; carbonate.
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car•bo
(ˈkɑr boʊ)n., pl. -bos.
1. carbohydrate.
2. a food having a high carbohydrate content.
[1960–65; by shortening; compare -o]
carbo-
a combining form used in the names of chemical compounds containing carbon: carbohydrate.
Esp. before a vowel, carb-. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.