grape sugar

American

noun

dextrose.

grape sugar British

noun

another name for dextrose

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Etymology

Origin of grape sugar

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

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Earlier studies have already suggested that grapevine characteristics such as flowering and grape sugar ripeness may be linked to climatic changes.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2024

I don’t mean wines that are presented as dry, even though they may contain quite a bit of residual sweetness, that is, grape sugar that was not fermented into alcohol.

From New York Times • Jul. 1, 2021

The Reich Air Ministry, at Hitler's own suggestion, stirred up a weird brew of grape sugar, soybeans, cocoa, meat and kola-nut extract, cast it into a "Luftwaffe bar" for tired pilots.

From Time Magazine Archive

This sugar is present in many fruits and is commonly called grape sugar because of its presence in grape juice.

From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by McPherson, William

Glycerin, grape sugar, mildew preventives, and tape sizing.

From Scientific American, Vol. XXXVII.?No. 2. [New Series.], July 14, 1877 A Weekly Journal Of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, And Manufactures by Various

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