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Carbohydrate is a polyhydroxy compound that has an aldehydic or a ketonic functional group either free or as hemiacetal or acetal.

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Carbohydrate is a polyhydroxy compound that has an aldehydic or a ketonic functional group either free or as hemiacetal or acetal. It has general formula $C_{n} (H_{2} O)_{x}$ . The value of x and n is greater than 3. Carbohydrates on hydrolysis give polyhydroxy aldehydes or polyhdroxy ketones. Examples of carbohydrates include sugar, glycogen, starch cellulose, dextrins and gums.

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