cane sugar

noun

sugar obtained from sugar cane, identical with that obtained from the sugar beet.Compare sugar(def 1).

Nearby words

cane gall, cane grass, cane piece, cane rat, cane reed, cane sugar, cane toad, canea, canebrake, canebreak, canecutter

Origin of cane sugar

First recorded in 1850–55

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Examples from the Web for cane sugar

The taste is very pure, and more quickly communicated to the palate than that of cane-sugar.
Golden Days for Boys and Girls, Vol. XIII, Nov. 28, 1891|Various
Cane-sugar is more soluble than the latter, and has twice the sweetening power.
A Treatise on Physiology and Hygiene|Joseph Chrisman Hutchison
One of these, widely used in the United States, in both the beet and cane-sugar industries, is known as “Blankit.”
The Philippine Agricultural Review|Various
Continuous presses for beet were suggested by the roller-mills used in the cane-sugar industry.
A Practical Handbook on the Distillation of Alcohol from Farm Products|F. B. Wright

The sugar-beet is extensively cultivated, in spite of the great trade resulting from the cane-sugar industry of the East Indies.
Commercial Geography|Jacques W. Redway

British Dictionary definitions for cane sugar

cane sugar

noun

the sucrose obtained from sugar cane, which is identical to that obtained from sugar beetSee also beet sugar

another name for sucrose

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cane sugar

noun

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cane sugar

noun