invert sugar


noun
  1. a mixture of the dextrorotatory forms of glucose and fructose, formed naturally in fruits and produced artificially in syrups or fondants by treating cane sugar with acids.

Origin of invert sugar

1
First recorded in 1875–80

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invert sugar

/ (ˈɪnvɜːt) /


noun
  1. a mixture of fructose and glucose obtained by the inversion of sucrose

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