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Carbophobia vs Carbophobic - What's the difference?

carbophobia | carbophobic |

As a noun carbophobia

is intense or obsessive avoidance of carbohydrates.

As an adjective carbophobic is

fearing or obsessively avoiding the consumption of carbohydrates.

carbophobia

English

Noun

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  • Intense or obsessive avoidance of carbohydrates.

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    carbophobic

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    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Fearing or obsessively avoiding the consumption of carbohydrates.
  • (chemistry) Lacking an affinity for carbohydrates.
  • * 1979 , Polymer Science U.S.S.R. , Volume 20, page 2377:
    • the heterogeneity of the filler surface (presence of carbophilic and carbophobic sections)
  • * 1984 , Bureau of Mines research , page 56:
    • This approach uses a second carbophobic metal.

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