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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

Carbohydrates provide energy to the body, particularly through glucose, a simple sugar that is a component of starch and an ingredient in many staple foods.

From Textbooks Jun. 9, 2022

This makes sense, as a mint julep is typically made by combining bourbon, mint and a simple sugar syrup over ice.

From Salon May 7, 2022

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

From New York Times Mar. 6, 2014

They are built up of many sugar molecules, which yield upon complete hydrolysis many molecules of simple sugar.

From Dietetics for Nurses by Proudfit, Fairfax T.

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