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(Greek: sweet, sugar)
(Greek > Latin: sugar; originally from Sanskrit, "gravel, grit")
(Latin: island; derived from insul[a], "island" [used here in reference to the islands [islets] of Langerhans, irregular structures in the pancreas that produce the protein hormone insulin which is secreted into the blood where it regulates sugar metabolism])
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“sugar”
saccharine or sugar
1. Of, pertaining to or of the nature of sugar;.
2. Characteristic of sugar; sugary.
3. Composed chiefly of sugar; of a plant, containing a large proportion of sugar.
4. With reference to urine, containing sugar in excess of what is normal.
2. Characteristic of sugar; sugary.
3. Composed chiefly of sugar; of a plant, containing a large proportion of sugar.
4. With reference to urine, containing sugar in excess of what is normal.
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saccharo-, sacchari-, sacchar- +
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“sugar”
1. The small crystals formed by sucrouse (no pl): Sugar is used to sweeten beverages and food, and is acquired from sugar cane or sugar beets.
2. One of different carbohydrates: Sugar is utilized by organisms to store energy.
3. A cube, one serving, of the substance sucrouse: Mrs, Smart always put in two sugars into her hot tea after dinner.
2. One of different carbohydrates: Sugar is utilized by organisms to store energy.
3. A cube, one serving, of the substance sucrouse: Mrs, Smart always put in two sugars into her hot tea after dinner.
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English Words from Arabic origins
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