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Carbohydrates, also known as  saccharides , are classified according to the number of single carbohydrate molecules in each chemical structure. Carbohydrate compounds having just one carbohydrate molecule are called  monosaccharides ; compounds with two carbohydrate molecules are called  dissarcharides ; and those compounds containing more than two carbohydrate molecules are named  polysaccharides . All carbohydrates either are monosaccharides or can be hydrolyzed (broken down) into two or more monosaccharides.