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sugar-like

  • a word derived from sugar.
    sugar
    noun
    a sweet, crystalline substance, C 1 2 H 2 2 O 1 1 , obtained chiefly from the juice of the sugarcane and the sugar beet, and present in sorghum, maple sap, etc.: used extensively as an ingredient and flavoring of certain foods and as a fermenting agent in the manufacture of certain alcoholic beverages; sucrose.

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These sugar-like molecules form very dynamic protective shields around the proteins.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 1, 2024

Worse still, there’s mounting evidence that even zero-calorie sweeteners can create sugar-like metabolic problems.

From Forbes ● Jan. 16, 2015

For NPC, Hempel hopes to repurpose cyclodextrin, a sugar-like compound that's already used in numerous products.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 25, 2011

Good tea was brought us in new clean cups, and a sweetmeat of peanuts, set in sugar-like almond toffee.

From An Australian in China Being the Narrative of a Quiet Journey Across China to Burma by Morrison, George Ernest

Formin—or, if you insist upon its full name, hexa-methylene-tetramine—is a sugar-like substance with a fish-like smell.

From Creative Chemistry Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries by Slosson, Edwin E.