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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:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("corn sugar" is a kind of...):

glucose (a monosaccharide sugar that has several forms; an important source of physiological energy)

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