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Mississippi’s nickname comes from the magnificent trees that grow there. What is it?
Origin of sugar
1250–1300; Middle English sugre, sucre (noun) <Middle French sucre<Medieval Latin succārum<Italian zucchero<Arabic sukkar; obscurely akin to Persian shakar,Greek sákcharon (see sacchar-)
OTHER WORDS FROM sugar
sug·ar·less, adjectivesug·ar·like, adjectivenon·sug·ar, nounWords nearby sugar
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British Dictionary definitions for sugar (1 of 2)
sugar
/ (ˈʃʊɡə) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of sugar
sugarless, adjectivesugar-like, adjectiveWord Origin for sugar
C13 suker, from Old French çucre, from Medieval Latin zuccārum, from Italian zucchero, from Arabic sukkar, from Persian shakar, from Sanskrit śarkarā
British Dictionary definitions for sugar (2 of 2)
Sugar
/ (ˈʃʊɡə) /
noun
Alan (Michael). Baron. born 1947, British electronics entrepreneur; chairman of Amstrad (1968–2008); noted for his BBC series The Apprentice (from 2005)
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Medical definitions for sugar
sugar
[ shug′ər ]
n.
A crystalline or powdered substance consisting of sucrose obtained mainly from sugar cane and sugar beets and used in many medicines to improve their taste.
Any of a class of water-soluble crystalline carbohydrates, including sucrose and lactose, having a characteristically sweet taste and classified as monosaccharides, disaccharides, and trisaccharides.
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Scientific definitions for sugar
sugar
[ shug′ər ]
Any of a class of crystalline carbohydrates that are water-soluble, have a characteristic sweet taste, and are universally present in animals and plants. They are characterized by the many OH groups they contain. Sugars are monosaccharides or small oligosaccharides, and include sucrose, glucose, and lactose.
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