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- Dictionarysugar/ˈʃʊɡə/
noun
- 1. a sweet crystalline substance obtained from various plants, especially sugar cane and sugar beet, consisting essentially of sucrose, and used as a sweetener in food and drink: "a spoonful of sugar"
- 2. any of the class of soluble, crystalline, typically sweet-tasting carbohydrates found in living tissues and exemplified by glucose and sucrose.
verb
- 1. sweeten, sprinkle, or coat with sugar: "Mother absent-mindedly sugared her tea"
- 2. make more agreeable or palatable: "the novel was preachy but sugared heavily with jokes"
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Sugar is a sweet substance from plants, used to make food and drinks sweet. It is also a type of simple carbohydrate that dissolves in water, or a friendly way of talking to someone.
- Non-Sugar
NON-SUGAR definition: 1. not relating to or containing...
- Palm Sugar
PALM SUGAR definition: 1. a sweet food made from palm tree...
- Sugar Apple
SUGAR APPLE definition: 1. another name for sweetsop (= a...
- Sugar and Spice
SUGAR AND SPICE definition: 1. If you describe someone,...
- Sufism
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- Sugar Pea
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- Non-Sugar
Learn the noun and verb meanings of sugar, a sweet substance that is made up of sucrose and obtained from plants. See examples, etymology, related phrases, and medical and kids definitions of sugar.
Sugar is the generic name for sweet-tasting, soluble carbohydrates, many of which are used in food. Simple sugars, also called monosaccharides, include glucose, fructose, and galactose.
Jun 27, 2024 · Sugar is a sweet, water-soluble compound that is a carbohydrate and a disaccharide of glucose and fructose. Learn about the sources, processing, and types of sugar, such as sucrose, invert sugar, and raw sugar.
Any of a class of crystalline carbohydrates that are water-soluble, have a characteristic sweet taste, and are universally present in animals and plants. They are characterized by the many OH groups they contain. Sugars are monosaccharides or small oligosaccharides, and include sucrose, glucose, and lactose.
a sweet, crystalline substance, C 12 H 22 O 11, obtained chiefly from the juice of the sugarcane and the sugar beet, and present in sorghum, maple sap, etc.: used extensively as an ingredient and flavoring of certain foods and as a fermenting agent in the manufacture of certain alcoholic beverages; sucrose.
Sugar is the sweet stuff that makes candy and other treats extra delicious, but eating too much of it is bad for you. Sugar isn’t only a food, it’s also an essential part of living cells and a source of energy for all animals. There are two main senses of sugar.
