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CORN SUGAR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Dextrose used as sweetening agent
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("corn sugar" is a kind of...):
refined sugar; sugar (a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Dextrose made by hydrolysis of cornstarch
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("corn sugar" is a kind of...):
glucose (a monosaccharide sugar that has several forms; an important source of physiological energy)