sugar
/ʃˈʊgɝ/
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Definitions
Noun
a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative
Noun
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 contain
Noun
informal terms for money
Verb
sweeten with sugar; "sugar your tea"
Synonyms
boodle
bread
cabbage
carbohydrate
clams
dinero
dough
gelt
kale
lettuce
lolly
loot
lucre
moolah
pelf
refined sugar
saccharide
saccharify
scratch
shekels
simoleons
wampum
More General Terms
More Specific Terms
beet sugar
brown sugar
cane sugar
caramel
caramelized sugar
corn sugar
deoxyribose
granulated sugar
invert sugar
jaggary
jaggery
jagghery
loaf sugar
lump sugar
maple sugar
monosaccharide
monosaccharose
oligosaccharide
polyose
polysaccharide
ribose
simple sugar
sugar loaf
sugarloaf
wood sugar
xylose