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sug⋅ar

  [shoog-er]
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–noun
1. a sweet, crystalline substance, C1 2H2 2O1 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. Compare beet sugar, cane sugar.
2. Chemistry. a member of the same class of carbohydrates, as lactose, glucose, or fructose.
3. (sometimes initial capital letter) an affectionate or familiar term of address (sometimes offensive when used to strangers, casual acquaintances, subordinates, etc., esp. by a male to a female).
4. a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter S.
5. Slang. money.
6. Slang. LSD
–verb (used with object)
7. to cover, sprinkle, mix, or sweeten with sugar.
8. to make agreeable.
–verb (used without object)
9. to form sugar or sugar crystals.
10. to make maple sugar.
—Verb phrase
11. sugar off, (in making maple sugar) to complete the boiling down of the syrup in preparation for granulation.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME sugre, sucre (n.) < MF sucre < ML succārum < It zucchero < Ar sukkar; obscurely akin to Pers shakar, Gk sákcharon (see sacchar- )

Related forms:
sug⋅ar⋅less, adjective
sug⋅ar⋅like, adjective
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sug·ar   (shŏŏg'ər)   
n.  
  1. A sweet crystalline or powdered substance, white when pure, consisting of sucrose obtained mainly from sugar cane 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.
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sugars

Carbohydrates that can supply energy to living things. Common table sugar is sucrose. Some other sugars are fructose, which is found in fruits; lactose, which is found in milk; and glucose, which is the most common sugar in the bodies of animals and plants.

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sugar   (shg'ər)  Pronunciation Key 
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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