sugar
糖,糖类,糖份,糖分
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Definitions
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- : a sweet, crystalline substance, C12H22O11, 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.Compare beet sugar, cane sugar.
- : Chemistry. a member of the same class of carbohydrates, as lactose, glucose, or fructose.
- : an affectionate or familiar term of address, as to a child or a romantic partner.
- : a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter S.
- : Slang. money.
- : Slang. LSD
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- : to cover, sprinkle, mix, or sweeten with sugar.
- : to make agreeable.
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- : to form sugar or sugar crystals.
- : to make maple sugar.
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- : sugar off, to complete the boiling down of the syrup in preparation for granulation.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
If saccharide reminds you of sugar, it’s because sugars are saccharides.
Leaves, for instance, get their green from chlorophyll — the same chemical that helps them make sugar from sunlight.
That let them identify proteins, sugars and metals in the slime.
That yeast breaks down glucose, a simple sugar, to make beer’s alcohol and carbon dioxide.
They received pollen and a sugar water solution, but no pesticide.
Alcohol and sugar, even in moderate amounts, are not only sinful but poisonous.
Cook, stirring often, for 10 minutes or until the sugar is completely dissolved and the mixture is smooth.
In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream the butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
Remove from heat and stir in the walnuts, rum, powdered sugar, and salt until fully incorporated.
Other versions are coated in marzipan, or dusted in powder sugar.
His chief duty on the sugar plantation is to keep the monkeys out of the cane.
Besides, there is always a bunch of bananas hanging inside the house, and he has sugar-cane in abundance.
Until a few months ago, the boy has lived on a sugar plantation owned by a rich Tagal planter.
Receiving small encouragement in England, he applied to sugar-cane planters to give his engines a trial in the West Indies.
Spain is at war with North America, and now offers us this sugar-plum to draw us to her side to defend her against invasion.