simple sugar
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of simple sugar
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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The recipes include simple sugar cookies that she calls “a gesture of goodwill,” cakes and pies and puddings and a Nutella banana cake that started a viral craze.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 5, 2023
Female lab roaches, housed in North Carolina lab originating from a Florida-strain, included a significant population of glucose-averse roaches; glucose is a simple sugar that is intrinsic to the processes of plant and animal life.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2022
Large, complex molecules of proteins, polysaccharides, and lipids must be reduced to simpler particles such as simple sugar before they can be absorbed by the digestive epithelial cells.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
A simple sugar syrup balances out the tartness of the lime and keeps the drink from getting too watered down by its icy shake.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 12, 2017
If anything is desired, a simple sugar icing is used or the surface of the cake is moistened with the white of egg and then sprinkled with sugar.
From Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 4: Salads and Sandwiches; Cold and Frozen Desserts; Cakes, Cookies and Puddings; Pastries and Pies by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
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