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A Carbohydrate Crossword Clue

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99%7Exact Match!
noun

• any monosaccharide sugar containing five atoms of carbon per molecule

25%12 Type of food
noun

• an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances; are classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they contain

25%6Carbohydrate-binding protein
noun

• any of several plant glycoproteins that act like specific antibodies but are not antibodies in that they are not evoked by an antigenic stimulus

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New York Times09 Oct 1989 Down 14
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