simple sugar

noun Chemistry.

Origin:
1940–45

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Medical Dictionary

simple sugar n.
See monosaccharide.

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Simple sugar is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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simple sugar  
See monosaccharide.
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Example sentences
The human body normally converts food to glucose, the simple sugar that is the
  main source of energy for the body's cells.
Enzymes are added to the mash to convert the starch to dextrose, a simple sugar.
New study reveals how the simple sugar impedes recall.
Glucose is a simple sugar that can be readily fermented into biofuel if it can
  be accessed.
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