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double sugar

American  

noun

Chemistry.
  1. disaccharide.


Etymology

Origin of double sugar

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

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Dextrose or glucose is one of the single sugars, while sucrose or cane sugar is an example of a double sugar.

From School and Home Cooking by Greer, Carlotta Cherryholmes

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