beet sugar

noun

sugar from the roots of the sugar beet.Compare sugar(def 1).

Nearby words

beeswax, beeswing, beet, beet armyworm, beet leafhopper, beet sugar, beetfly, beethoven, beethoven, ludwig van, beethovian, beetle

Origin of beet sugar

First recorded in 1825–35

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Examples from the Web for beet sugar

This prejudice is absolutely baseless, and enormous quantities of beet-sugar are used in the boiling of jam.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 2|Various
In 1801 the first beet-sugar factory ever established was started by him in Silesia.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1|Various
Alcohol is made from the refuse molasses obtained from these beet-sugar factories.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 4|Various
Our particular front was facing a beet-sugar factory just off the main road, and there the fighting was very furious.
With a Reservist in France|F. A. Bolwell

In general, the government of each state pays a bounty on every pound of beet-sugar exported.
Commercial Geography|Jacques W. Redway

British Dictionary definitions for beet sugar

beet sugar

noun

the sucrose obtained from sugar beet, identical in composition to cane sugar

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beet sugar

noun

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beet sugar

noun