the envelopment, in which access to the enemy's flank and rear is furnished by the enemy's own forward movement. Single envelopments are directed against only one flank of the defending forces, while double envelopments attack both flanks. Either variant can develop into an encirclement if the attacking force is able to sever the
Medical Definition of carbohydrate. : any of various neutral compounds of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen (as sugars, starches, and celluloses) most of which are formed by green plants and which constitute a major class of animal foods.
Carbohydrates are a class of organic compound often used for energy, but are also important structurally. A carbohydrate can be a polymer itself, like starch, or it might be a monomer, like glucose. A single unit or monomer of a carbohydrates is called a monosaccharide. These are often ring-shaped and include molecules like glucose and fructose. Also, they tend to have the formula CnH2nOn (so they have twice as many hydrogens as they do carbons and oxygens. Glucose's formula is C6H12O6).