How did these organic compounds get their names? And how is the word related to its meaning? Carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids, proteins

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raspberryjam · Answer

Do you know examples of carbohydrates? What elements and groups are carbohydrates composed of?

Nucleic acids are composed of a phosphate group, a base and a sugar. Usually the phosphate groups are negatively charged. This should tell you something esp. regarding the "acid" part.

Not really sure how you are supposed to deduce how lipids and proteins got their names based on their chemical structures, but you should be able to figure out carbohydrates and nucleic acids.