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sug·ar S0867600 (sho͝og′ər)n.1. A sweet crystalline or powdered substance, white when pure, consisting of sucrose obtained mainly from sugarcane and sugar beets and used in many foods, drinks, and medicines to improve their taste. Also called table sugar.2. 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.3. A unit, such as a lump or cube, in which sugar is dispensed or taken.4. Slang Sweetheart. Used as a term of endearment.v. sug·ared, sug·ar·ing, sug·ars v.tr.1. To coat, cover, or sweeten with sugar.2. To make less distasteful or more appealing.v.intr.1. To form sugar.2. To form granules; granulate.3. To make sugar or syrup from sugar maple sap. Often used with off. [Middle English sugre, from Old French sukere, from Medieval Latin succārum, from Old Italian zucchero, from Arabic sukkar, from Persian shakar, from Sanskrit śarkarā, grit, ground sugar.] sug′ar·er n.sugar (ˈʃʊɡə) n1. (Elements & Compounds) Also called: sucrose or saccharose a white crystalline sweet carbohydrate, a disaccharide, found in many plants and extracted from sugar cane and sugar beet: it is used esp as a sweetening agent in food and drinks. Formula: C12H22O11. 2. (Cookery) Also called: sucrose or saccharose a white crystalline sweet carbohydrate, a disaccharide, found in many plants and extracted from sugar cane and sugar beet: it is used esp as a sweetening agent in food and drinks. Formula: C12H22O11. 3. (Elements & Compounds) any of a class of simple water-soluble carbohydrates, such as sucrose, lactose, and fructose4. informal chiefly US and Canadian a term of affection, esp for one's sweetheart5. (Banking & Finance) rare a slang word for money6. (Recreational Drugs) a slang name for LSDvb7. (Cookery) (tr) to add sugar to; make sweet8. (Cookery) (tr) to cover or sprinkle with sugar9. (Biochemistry) (intr) to produce sugar10. sugar the pill sugar the medicine to make something unpleasant more agreeable by adding something pleasant: the government stopped wage increases but sugared the pill by reducing taxes. [C13 suker, from Old French çucre, from Medieval Latin zuccārum, from Italian zucchero, from Arabic sukkar, from Persian shakar, from Sanskrit śarkarā] ˈsugarless adj ˈsugar-ˌlike adj
Sugar (ˈʃʊɡə) n (Biography) Alan (Michael). Baron. born 1947, British electronics entrepreneur; chairman of Amstrad (1968–2008); noted for his BBC series The Apprentice (from 2005)sug•ar (ˈʃʊg ər) n. 1. a sweet, crystalline substance, C12H22O11, obtained from the juice or sap of many plants, esp. commercially from sugarcane and the sugar beet; sucrose. 2. any other plant or animal substance of the same class of carbohydrates, as fructose or glucose. 3. (sometimes cap.) an affectionate or familiar term of address (sometimes offensive when used to strangers, subordinates, etc.). v.t. 4. to cover, sprinkle, mix, or sweeten with sugar. 5. to make agreeable. v.i. 6. to form sugar or sugar crystals. 7. to make maple sugar. 8. sugar off, (in making maple sugar) to complete the boiling down of the syrup in preparation for granulation. [1250–1300; Middle English sugre, sucre (n.) < Middle French sucre < Medieval Latin succārum < Italian zucchero < Arabic sukkar, akin to Persian shakar, Greek sákcharon (see sacchar-)] sug′ar•less, adj. sug′ar•like`, adj. usage: Definition 3 is an affectionate term of address used to a child, sweetheart, etc. However, when used in the workplace or in social interactions with strangers, it is sometimes perceived as insulting. sug·ar (sho͝og′ər)1. Any of a class of crystalline carbohydrates, such as sucrose, glucose, or lactose, that dissolve in water and have a characteristic sweet taste.2. Sucrose.sugar Past participle: sugared Gerund: sugaring
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I would have sugared | you would have sugared | he/she/it would have sugared | we would have sugared | you would have sugared | they would have sugared | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | sugar - a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservativerefined sugarcaramelized sugar, caramel - burnt sugar; used to color and flavor foodlump sugar - refined sugar molded into rectangular shapes convenient as single servingsloaf sugar, sugar loaf, sugarloaf - a large conical loaf of concentrated refined sugarcane sugar - sugar from sugarcane used as sweetening agentgranulated sugar - sugar in the form of small grainsbeet sugar - sugar from sugar beets used as sweetening agentcorn sugar - dextrose used as sweetening agentbrown sugar - unrefined or only partly refined sugarsweetener, sweetening - something added to foods to make them taste sweeter | | 2. | sugar - an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances; are classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they containcarbohydrate, saccharideribose - a pentose sugar important as a component of ribonucleic acidbeet sugar - sugar made from sugar beetscane sugar - sucrose obtained from sugar canedeoxyribose - a sugar that is a constituent of nucleic acidsinvert sugar - a mixture of equal parts of glucose and fructose resulting from the hydrolysis of sucrose; found naturally in fruits; sweeter than glucosemacromolecule, supermolecule - any very large complex molecule; found only in plants and animalsmaple sugar - sugar made from the sap of the sugar maple treemonosaccharide, monosaccharose, simple sugar - a sugar (like sucrose or fructose) that does not hydrolyse to give other sugars; the simplest group of carbohydratesoligosaccharide - any of the carbohydrates that yield only a few monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysispolyose, polysaccharide - any of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chains of monosaccharide moleculesjaggary, jaggery, jagghery - unrefined brown sugar made from palm sapwood sugar, xylose - a sugar extracted from wood or straw; used in foods for diabetics | | 3. | sugar - informal terms for money boodle, clams, dinero, gelt, kale, lettuce, lolly, lucre, moolah, pelf, shekels, simoleons, wampum, loot, dough, bread, cabbage, scratchmoney - the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender; "we tried to collect the money he owed us" | Verb | 1. | sugar - sweeten with sugar; "sugar your tea"saccharifydulcify, dulcorate, edulcorate, sweeten - make sweeter in taste |
sugar nounRelated words adjective saccharineSugarsEdible sugars beet sugar, brown sugar, cane sugar, caster sugar, crystallized sugar, demerara sugar, granulated sugar, icing sugar, jaggery, maple sugar, muscovado sugar, palm sugar, powdered sugar, panocha, refined sugar, white sugarBiochemical sugars aldose, arabinose, deoxyribose, dextrose or grape sugar, fructose or laevulose, galactose, glucose, invert sugar, lactose or milk sugar, maltose, mannose, raffinose, rhamnose, ribose, sorbose, trehalose, triose, xylose or wood sugarsugarverbTo make superficially more acceptable or appealing:candy, gild, honey, sugarcoat, sweeten.Translationssugar (ˈʃugə) noun the sweet substance that is obtained from sugar-cane, or from the juice of certain other plants, and used in cooking and for sweetening tea, coffee etc. Do you take sugar in your coffee? 糖 糖 verb to sweeten, cover or sprinkle with sugar. 加(撒)糖於... 加(撒)糖于... ˈsugary adjective1. tasting of sugar, or containing a lot of sugar. sugary foods. 含糖的 含糖的2. too sweet or sentimental. a sugary story. 甜蜜的 甜蜜的ˈsugariness noun 甜蜜 甜蜜ˈsugar-cane noun a type of tall grass from whose juice sugar is obtained. 甘蔗 甘蔗ˌsugar-ˈcoated adjective covered with icing. sugar-coated biscuits. 糖衣的 糖衣的ˈsugar-free adjective not containing sugar. 無糖的 无糖的sugar lump a small cube of sugar used for sweetening tea etc. 方糖 方糖,块糖 sugar tongs an instrument for lifting sugar lumps. a pair of sugar tongs. 方糖夾子 方糖夹子sugar
sugar-coat the pillTo make something bad, unpleasant, or dissatisfactory easier to cope with, endure, or accept. The bosses are giving everyone an extra 10% bonus this Christmas, but I suspect it's a way of sugar-coating the pill that there will be massive pay cuts in January. I have to tell my mom about wrecking her car, but I need to find a way to sugar-coat the pill first.See also: pilla spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go downSomething good makes something bad more tolerable. I'm going to put on some fun background music while I work on this boring project because a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down.See also: down, go, help, medicine, of, sugarsugar pillA pill that does not contain medicine (and may not even contain sugar, as the term "sugar pill" is used broadly); a placebo. Some patients in the clinical trial will receive the medication, while others will receive sugar pills.See also: pill, sugarsugar the pillTo make something bad, unpleasant, or dissatisfactory easier to cope with, endure, or accept. The bosses are giving everyone an extra bonus this year, but I suspect it's a way of sugaring the pill with the massive layoffs that are scheduled. I have to tell my mom about wrecking her car, but I need to find a way to sugar the pill first.See also: pill, sugarUncle SamA personification of the United States or its government, typically portrayed as a man with a white beard. It seems like Uncle Sam is always taking more and more taxes out of our paychecks.See also: SAM, unclesugar mamaA woman who gives her much younger romantic or sexual partner a lot of money and gifts. Often implies that the financial aspect is in lieu of genuine romantic interest from one or both people in the relationship. I know I shouldn't judge just from appearances, but it certainly seems like Tommy's new girlfriend is a bit of a sugar mama. Why else would he be with a woman nearly twice her age? Sarah is not my sugar mama! Sure, she treats me to dinner and takes me on vacations now and then, but I pay my own way in life!See also: mama, sugarsugar daddyA man who gives his much younger romantic or sexual partner a lot of money and gifts. Often implies that the financial aspect is in lieu of genuine romantic interest from one or both people in the relationship. I know I shouldn't judge just from appearances, but it certainly seems like Tammy's new boyfriend is a bit of a sugar daddy. Todd is not my sugar daddy! Sure, he treats me to dinner and takes me on vacations now and then, but I pay my own way in life!See also: daddy, sugarsugar offTo create maple sugar or especially syrup by boiling the sap extracted from maple trees. Primarily heard in US, Canada. Sugaring off has actually become the focal point of annual festivals all across this part of the country. The kids and grandkids still come over every season and help me tap the trees and sugar off.See also: off, sugarsugarcoat (something)To say, explain, or present something in a manner that is easier to accept, understand, cope with, or endure. Don't sugarcoat it for me, Doc—is my wife going to make it? My grandmother was never one to sugarcoat her criticisms. If she thought you had messed up, she would tell you in no uncertain terms.See also: sugarcoatgive me some sugarGive me a kiss. "Me" can be replaced with one's title in relation to the person (e.g. mother, grandmother). Come here, give your mama some sugar! Oh, it's been too long, darling—give me some sugar!See also: give, sugargive someone some sugarRur. to give someone a kiss. Come here, honey, and give me some sugar. "Give me some sugar!" Grandma said when she saw me.See also: give, sugar*sweet as honey and sweeter than honey; sweet as sugarvery sweet; charming. (*Also: as ~.) Larry's words were sweeter than honey as he tried to convince Alice to forgive him. Jill: Is Mary Ann nice? Jane: Yes, indeed. She's as sweet as honey. Your little girl is darling! Just as sweet as sugar.See also: honey, sweetsugar daddyA wealthy, usually older man who gives expensive gifts to someone much younger in return for companionship or sexual favors. For example, The aspiring young actress and the sugar daddy are a classic combination in Hollywood. The sugar in this term alludes to the sweetening role of the gifts, and daddy to the age difference between the pair. [Early 1900s] See also: daddy, sugarsugar the pillMake something unpleasant more palatable, as in There would be no Christmas bonus this year but management sugared the pill by giving workers extra vacation time over the holidays . [Late 1700s] See also: pill, sugarsugar the pill BRITISH or sugar-coat the pill AMERICANCOMMON If you sugar the pill, you try to make bad news or an unpleasant situation seem less unpleasant. Stirling tried to sugar the pill for his employee. `There'll be a ten thousand pound bonus if you agree to go quietly.' His bitter pill was sugar-coated with a promise of `free and fair' elections. Note: In British English, you can also say that you sweeten the pill. A few words of praise help to sweeten the pill of criticism.See also: pill, sugarsugar (or sweeten) the pill make an unpleasant or painful necessity more acceptable. The image here is of making bitter-tasting medicine more palatable by adding sugar.See also: pill, sugarsugar/sweeten the ˈpill make something unpleasant seem less unpleasant: He tried to sweeten the pill by telling her she’d only be in hospital a few days.See also: pill, sugar, sweetena ˈsugar daddy (informal) an older man who has a much younger woman as a girlfriend and gives her presents, money, etc: When you tell him that he’s a sugar daddy, he gets very angry. He says she isn’t interested in his money, only in him.See also: daddy, sugarUncle ˈSam (informal) a way of referring to the United States of America or the US government: He owed $20 000 in tax to Uncle Sam.The name probably comes from expanding the initials US.See also: SAM, unclesugar offv. To make maple syrup or maple sugar by boiling maple sap: The farmer had gathered all the sap, and it was now time to sugar off.See also: off, sugarsugar daddy n. an older man who takes care of a younger person, especially a young man or woman. Mr. Wilson is sort of a sugar daddy to the whole team. See also: daddy, sugarUncle (Sam) and Uncle Sugar1. n. the personification of the U.S. Uncle Sugar wants a little more of your money this year. 2. n. a federal agent; federal agents. Uncle has some pretty strong ideas about who’s in charge of this investigation. See also: SAM, uncleUncle Sugar verbSee Uncle SamSee also: sugar, unclesugar daddyAn elderly man who bestows expensive gifts on a young woman. This term, which uses sugar for the “sweets” of costly gifts and daddy to indicate the difference in the giver and recipient’s ages, dates from the first half of the 1900s. The London Times spelled it out: “Norma Levy, a prostitute, had a sugar daddy called Bunny who paid her rent and gave her a Mercedes car” (Sept. 20, 1973).See also: daddy, sugarSugar
sugar, compound of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen belonging to a class of substances called carbohydratescarbohydrate, any member of a large class of chemical compounds that includes sugars, starches, cellulose, and related compounds. These compounds are produced naturally by green plants from carbon dioxide and water (see photosynthesis). ..... Click the link for more information. . Sugars fall into three groups: the monosaccharides, disaccharides, and trisaccharides. The monosaccharides are the simple sugars; they include fructosefructose , levulose , or fruit sugar, simple sugar found in honey and in the fruit and other parts of plants. It is much sweeter than sucrose (cane sugar). ..... Click the link for more information. and glucoseglucose, dextrose, or grape sugar, monosaccharide sugar with the empirical formula C6H12O6 . This carbohydrate occurs in the sap of most plants and in the juice of grapes and other fruits. ..... Click the link for more information. . The disaccharides are formed by the union of two monosaccharides with the loss of one molecule of water. Disaccharides include lactoselactose or milk sugar, white crystalline disaccharide (see carbohydrate). It has the same empirical formula (C12H22O11) as sucrose (cane sugar) and maltose but differs from both in structure (see isomer). ..... Click the link for more information. , maltosemaltose or malt sugar, crystalline disaccharide (see carbohydrate). It has the same empirical formula (C12H22O11) as sucrose and lactose but differs from both in structure (see isomer). ..... Click the link for more information. , and sucrosesucrose , commonest of the sugars, a white, crystalline solid disaccharide (see carbohydrate) with a sweet taste, melting and decomposing at 186°C; to form caramel. It is known commonly as cane sugar, beet sugar, or maple sugar, depending upon its natural source. ..... Click the link for more information. . Less well known are the trisaccharides; raffinose is a trisaccharide present in cottonseed and in sugar beets. Sugars belong to two families denoted by the letter d- or l- written before the name of a sugar. The families are related to glyceraldehyde CH2OHCHOHCHO, which can exist in two three-dimensional forms that are mirror images of each other. The isomer of glyceraldehyde that rotates plane polarized light clockwise is labeled d-glyceraldehyde; all natural sugars can be derived from this substance and thus belong the the d family. Although l-sugars can be prepared in the laboratory, they cannot be utilized by animals.Sugar a member of a class of carbohydrates with low molecular weight; the class comprises monosaccharides and oligosaccharides, including disaccharides and trisaccharides. Sugars exhibit a relatively high solubility in water and the ability to crystallize. Some have a sweet taste. Many monosaccharides and disaccharides fairly commonly found in nature bear names reflecting the source from which they were first isolated. For example, glucose is also known as grape sugar, lactose as milk sugar, maltose as malt sugar, and sucrose as cane sugar, beet sugar, or, in everyday usage, simply sugar. The term “sugar” also occurs in the names of unusual natural and synthetic monosaccharides, which may in several ways differ from common sugars. The molecules of uncommon sugars may contain groups other than the hydroxyl group (OH); for example, deoxy-sugars contain a hydrogen atom, amino sugars contain the amino group NH2, and thio sugars contain the mer-capto group SH. Uncommon sugars may also have a branched carbon skeleton (branched sugars), a carbon chain consisting of seven or more atoms (higher sugars), an extra oxygen cycle (anhydrous sugars), or a double carbon-carbon bond (unsaturated sugars). Microorganisms are a rich source of various uncommon sugars. The structure of most natural sugars has been confirmed by their chemical synthesis. L. V. BAKINOVSKM
Sugar a sweet-tasting food product. The caloric value of 100 g of sugar is 1.68 megajoules (approximately 400 kilocalories). [For the chemical composition and properties of sugar see.] Sugar is manufactured as white crystalline granulated sugar or as refined sugar, which includes powdered, lump, and refined granulated sugar. Besides being directly consumed, sugar is also used as an ingredient in the production of bread and pastry and in canning and wine-making. In the USSR, sugar is obtained from sugar beets, which have an average sugar content of 17.5 percent. All stages in sugar production have been mechanized and are executed continuously during the beet-processing season, which is usually from late September to February. Beets enter the processing plant on hydraulic conveyors, which are equipped with devices for the removal of impurities from the beet and water mixture produced by the system. They then pass through beet washers, where any remaining impurities are eliminated. A slicer cuts the roots into fine shavings, which drop into a diffusion apparatus. Almost all the sugar is extracted from the shavings into the dif-fuser’s hot water. The desugared shavings, which are called pulp, are used as livestock feed. In addition to sugar, the dark-colored diffusion juice also contains various organic and mineral substances called non-sugars, which must be purified by purification, saturation, or sulphitation. Initially, the juice, which is heated to 88°C, is mixed with milk of lime. Under the action of the lime, proteins and colored substances coagulate and the insoluble calcium salts of oxalic, phosphoric, and other acids precipitate. The juice is then acted upon by CO2 (first saturation), and the excess lime, which did not react with the juice’s nonsugars, is converted into an insoluble fine crystalline deposit of CaCO3. Various nonsugars, usually those that are colored, are adsorbed onto the surface of the deposit. After heating the juice to 90°C, the deposit from the first saturation is filtered off. The filtrate used for removing calcium salt deposits from the juice is heated to 102°C, and the juice is again treated with a small amount of lime (0.25 percent CaO) and CO2 (second saturation). The deposited CaCO3 is filtered off, after which SO2 is used to bleach the juice (sulphitation). The residue, which contains calcium carbonate and deposited nonsugars, is used as fertilizer. Purification removes 35 to 40 percent of the nonsugars found in the juice. The purified juice is light yellow in color and contains approximately 14 percent solids (including 13 percent sugar). After being heated to 126°C, the juice is run through an evaporator. The resulting syrup, which contains 65 percent solids (including 60 percent sugar), is bleached by sulphitization. After filtration, the syrup is passed to vacuum pans, where a sequence of two or three crystallizations is carried out. During double crystallization, the syrup is evaporated in the vacuum pans until a concentration containing 92.5 percent solid matter, including approximately 85 percent sugar, is produced. This concentration, which is called the white fillmass of the first crystallization, consists of approximately 55 percent sugar crystals and an intercrystalline mother syrup containing uncrystallized sugar and nonsugars. When centrifuged, the fillmass separates into the high green syrup and a low syrup, obtained by washing the sugar crystals with water. After removal from the centrifuge, the crystals are dried and cooled and are ready for distribution as white granulated sugar. Sugar constitutes approximately 85 percent of the total solid matter contained in the low syrup. The low syrup is used in the boiling of the fillmass of the first crystallization. The mother syrup, which contains approximately 78 percent sugar, is evaporated to produce the fillmass of the second crystallization (95 percent dry matter). In order to obtain a higher yield of sugar from the intercrystalline solution the fillmass of the second crystallization is cooled in agitators at a temperature of 40°C for a period of 24 hours. When centrifuged, the fillmass yields a yellow sugar and molasses. The yellow sugar is dissolved by purified juice to a 60–65 percent solid content and mixed with syrup, and the molasses is used as feed. With triple crystallization, which is customary in the USSR, three fillmasses are evaporated: the first fillmass yields white granulated sugar; the second yields yellow sugar, which is dissolved and again added to the syrup; and the third is evaporated from the fillmass solution of the second crystallization, yielding a yellow sugar that is returned to the syrup after an additional purification procedure called affination. White granulated sugar contains a minimum of 99.75 percent sucrose in solid content, a maximum of 0.14 percent moisture, and 0.03 percent ash. Each 100 kg of sugar contained in beets yields 80–82 kg of pure sugar. The remaining sugar either is in the form of molasses (10–14 kg) or is lost during production (5–6 kg). Sugar is similarly produced from sugarcane. The special features of cane-sugar production is that the juice is most commonly squeezed out of the crushed stalk by rolling presses and only a small quantity (approximately 0.1 percent) of lime is used to purify the juice. Cane-sugar mills usually do not manufacture white sugar but an intermediate product—unpurified raw sugar. During the off-season, sugar mills in the USSR process raw sugar imported primarily from Cuba. Purified granulated cane sugar is indistinguishable from beet sugar. Refined sugar is processed by sugar refineries or by beet-sugar plants. It differs from ordinary granulated sugar in its higher purity; 100 g of dry matter contains a minimum of 99.9 g of sucrose. Ordinary granulated sugar or raw cane sugar serve as raw materials. The sugar raw material is dissolved, further bleached by adsorbents or ion-exchangers, and carefully filtered, and the purified syrup is then evaporated into a fillmass. The centrifugation of the fillmass produces sugar with a moisture content of approximately 2 percent. The sugar is then pressed and dried. REFERENCESSilin, P. M. Tekhnologiia sakhara, 2nd ed. [Moscow, 1967.] Demchinskii, F. A. Proizvodstvo sakhara-rafinada, 2nd ed. Moscow, 1974.P. IA. IVANOV What does it mean when you dream about sugar?Dreaming about sugar could reflect a sense that life is sweet or a wish that life could be sweeter. Sugar is also a symbol of love, as when some refers to their love interest as “Sugar.” Sugar can also be slang for everything from a kiss to cocaine. sugar[′shu̇g·ər] (biochemistry) A generic term for a class of carbohydrates usually crystalline, sweet, and water soluble; examples are glucose and fructose. sugar1. a white crystalline sweet carbohydrate, a disaccharide, found in many plants and extracted from sugar cane and sugar beet: it is used esp as a sweetening agent in food and drinks. Formula: C12H22O11 2. any of a class of simple water-soluble carbohydrates, such as sucrose, lactose, and fructose 3. a slang name for LSD www.britishsugar.co.uk www.sugar.org
Sugar Sir Alan (Michael). born 1947, British electronics entrepreneur; chairman of Amstrad from 1968 SUGARA simple lazy functional language designed at Westfield College, University of London, UK and used in Principles ofFunctional Programming, Hugh Glaser et al, P-H 1984.sugar
sugar [shoog´ar] a sweet carbohydrate of either animal or vegetable origin; the two principal groups are the disaccharides" >disaccharides and the monosaccharides" >monosaccharides.beet sugar sucrose from sugar beets.blood sugar 1. glucose occurring in the blood.2. the amount of glucose in the blood.cane sugar sucrose from sugar cane.fruit sugar fructose.invert sugar a mixture of equal amounts of dextrose and fructose, obtained by hydrolyzing sucrose; used in solution as a parenteral nutrient.sug·ar (shu'găr), Avoid the colloquial substitution of this word for glucose unless the meaning is clear from the context.One of the sugars, which see, pharmaceutical forms are compressible sugar and confectioner's sugar. See also: sugars. [G. sakcharon; L. saccharum] sugar (sho͝og′ər)n.1. A sweet crystalline or powdered substance, white when pure, consisting of sucrose obtained mainly from sugarcane and sugar beets and used in many foods, drinks, and medicines to improve their taste. Also called table sugar.2. 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. sug′ar·er n.sugar A water-soluble, crystallizable carbohydrate that is the primary source of energy and structural components. See Amino sugar, Non-reducing sugar, Reducing sugar. sug·ar (shug'ăr) Colloquial usage for sucrose; pharmaceutic forms include compressible sugar and confectioner's sugar. See also: sugars[G. sakcharon; L. saccharum]sugar a simple form of CARBOHYDRATE, formed of MONOSACCHARIDE units. Such molecules can exist in either a straight chain or a ring form. The straight chain contains a C=O group; if this group is terminal the sugar has the properties of an aldehyde (aldose sugar), if nonterminal the sugar acts as a ketone (ketose sugar). Both aldose and ketose sugars can be oxidized and will reduce alkaline copper solutions (see FEHLING'S TEST, BENEDICT'S TEST). They are thus called REDUCING SUGARS. Several disaccharides such as maltose and lactose are also reducing sugars. Sucrose, however, is a nonreducing sugar in which the linkage of glucose and fructose masks the potential aldehyde group of glucose and the potential ketone group of fructose, so that no reduction occurs in the Fehling's and Benedict's tests. The backbone of the sugar can be of varying lengths, containing as little as three carbons (triose sugars) but, more commonly five carbons (pentose sugar) and six carbons (hexose sugars). sug·ar (shug'ăr) One of the sugars, e.g., confectioners' sugar. [G. sakcharon; L. saccharum]Patient discussion about sugarQ. how high is to high sugar I have been to surgry 3 times in 2 months and I have had my sugar go over before but not like this. I went to the Dr and Hes not worried about it. In the morning it is running 124 to 143 and 2 hrs after I eat it is running 165 to 200. At the Dr office it only showed 5.6 and He said 6.5 and over is bad! I have never sugar this high ever! It is in the family, my Mom, her Mom, her Dad ECT. What do you all think about it!A. It seems what the doctor was referring to at the office wasn't the blood glucose (sugar) measurements but rather HbA1c - a substance in the blood that reflects the sugar levels in the PAST 8-12 weeks. Surgery is a substantial stress to your body and thus can increase your blood sugar. The A1C reflects the average levels during that time so it may overcome the temporary elevation due to the surgery. You may read more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HbA1c Q. Is there any difference in sugar. Is there any difference in sugar between flavored milk and fruit drinks or carbonated soft drinks?A. Yes …Flavored milk contains both natural and added sugars and has less added sugar than carbonated soft drinks. It has been found that flavored milk just contributes only 2-4 % of total added sugar in kid’s diets as compared to 50-60 percent or more by soft and fruit drinks. Q. i have high sugar problem .. how can i reduce it to a normal levels? and what medications can help me? A. You can watch your diet and limit the amount of sugar you consume (avoid sugar containing food and drinks). In addition, watching your weight and limiting the fat and carbohydrates in your diet is also very helpful. Daily physical activity is known to be very helpful for glucose level problems, and of course medication, if necessary. You should consult a doctor about which medications to take, depending on your glucose levels. It can be either pills or insulin injections. More discussions about sugarAcronymsSeeGLYCO-sugar
Synonyms for sugarverb to make superficially more acceptable or appealingSynonyms- candy
- gild
- honey
- sugarcoat
- sweeten
Synonyms for sugarnoun a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservativeSynonymsRelated Words- caramelized sugar
- caramel
- lump sugar
- loaf sugar
- sugar loaf
- sugarloaf
- cane sugar
- granulated sugar
- beet sugar
- corn sugar
- brown sugar
- sweetener
- sweetening
noun an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animalsSynonymsRelated Words- ribose
- beet sugar
- cane sugar
- deoxyribose
- invert sugar
- macromolecule
- supermolecule
- maple sugar
- monosaccharide
- monosaccharose
- simple sugar
- oligosaccharide
- polyose
- polysaccharide
- jaggary
- jaggery
- jagghery
- wood sugar
- xylose
noun informal terms for moneySynonyms- boodle
- clams
- dinero
- gelt
- kale
- lettuce
- lolly
- lucre
- moolah
- pelf
- shekels
- simoleons
- wampum
- loot
- dough
- bread
- cabbage
- scratch
Related Wordsverb sweeten with sugarSynonymsRelated Words- dulcify
- dulcorate
- edulcorate
- sweeten
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