sugar

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sugar sug⋅ar [shoog-er]
–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.
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., especially by a male to a female).