NUTRITION
CARBOHYDRATES
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Question
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Which word ending is typical of carbohydrates?
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-in
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-ol
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-ase
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-ose
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Chemists assign names ending in “-ose” to all carbohydrates, whether sugars or starches. Many of these sugar “-oses” are unique chemical compounds and are known by unique names, although they are all sweet to varying degrees.
Detailed explanation-2: -Monosaccharides (mono-= “one”; sacchar-= “sweet”) are simple sugars, the most common of which is glucose. In monosaccharides, the number of carbon atoms usually ranges from three to six. Most monosaccharide names end with the suffix-ose.
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