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corn sugar

American  

noun

  1. dextrose.


Etymology

Origin of corn sugar

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50


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But these formulas — which are often labeled as sensitive, gentle, comfort, or soothe — still use corn sugar, rather than lactose, as a carbohydrate.

From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2022

The South American agriculture powerhouse is one of the world's largest producers and exporters of products such as soybean, corn, sugar, coffee and meat.

From Reuters ● May 4, 2022

"Whether it's corn, sugar, coffee, soybeans, palm oil, you name it, all of these basic food commodities have been rising," she said.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2021

The arid region is dominated by irrigated farms that rely on the water to grow corn, sugar beets and alfalfa, but may have to do without for the next month.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 25, 2019

Nor was the conversation of my companions calculated to beguile a tedious journey; it was on "snatching," "snarlings" and other puerilities of island politics, corn, sugar, and molasses.

From The Englishwoman in America by Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy) Bird

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