(informal, usually in the plural) Clipping of carbohydrate. / (informal) Clipping of carburettor / carburetor. / (drugs) The hole on a pipe which is covered and opened to control the inflow of air.

Alternative form of carbo- used before a vowel.

plural of carb

(informal) To consume a large amount of carbohydrates, ostensibly for energy; generally a practice of athletes, especially runners and swimmers.

Of a food or diet, low in carbohydrates.

(slang) A condition in which the face swells, attributed to water retention caused by carbohydrate intake.

(informal) Unpleasant physical symptoms, such as lethargy and headaches, resulting from cutting carbohydrates out of one's diet.

(informal) white carbohydrate

(pharmacology) A synthetic compound of the benzodiazepine class, used as an anticonvulsant and analgesic drug.

(organic chemistry) A white crystalline substance (NH₂-COOC₂H₅), structurally it is an ester of carbamic acid.