. "The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of carbohydrates, any of a group of organic compounds based of the general formula Cx(H2O)y." . . . "carbohydrate biosynthesis" . "carbohydrate biosynthetic process" . "anabolic carbohydrate metabolic process" . "anabolic carbohydrate metabolism" . "carbohydrate anabolism" . "carbohydrate formation" . "carbohydrate synthesis" . . . . . . . . . . .