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simple sugar

American  

noun

Chemistry.
  1. monosaccharide.


simple sugar Scientific  

Etymology

Origin of simple sugar

First recorded in 1940–45

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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

And if that doesn’t sound appetizing, khapsay probably will; it’s a simple sugar cookie.

From New York Times Mar. 6, 2014

Carbohydrates provide energy to the body, particularly through glucose, a simple sugar.

From Textbooks Apr. 25, 2013

Both ladyfingers and sponge drops, after being baked, are put together in twos by means of a simple sugar icing.

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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