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BEET SUGAR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Sugar from sugar beets used as sweetening agent
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("beet sugar" is a kind of...):
refined sugar; sugar (a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("beet sugar" is a kind of...):
carbohydrate; saccharide; 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 contain)