corn syrup

noun

: a syrup containing dextrins, maltose, and dextrose that is obtained by partial hydrolysis of cornstarch

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These include corn, corn syrup, artificial coloring or flavoring, BHT, BHA and meat byproducts. Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2025 And not some Hollywood concoction of corn syrup mixed with food coloring but, rather, a functional substitute for the ten or more pints of red stuff that circulate around our bodies at something like two miles an hour. Nicola Twilley, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2025 However, research in 2015 shows that honey, white cane sugar, and high fructose corn syrup have a similar effect on blood sugar and inflammation. Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 5 Feb. 2025 Where to watch: In theaters ‘Clown in a Cornfield’ (May 9) Katie Douglas plays a young woman who moves to a quiet small town that's been torn apart by the local corn syrup factory burning down. Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for corn syrup

Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of corn syrup was in 1903

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“Corn syrup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corn%20syrup. Accessed 26 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

corn syrup

noun
: a syrup obtained from cornstarch and used in baked goods and candy

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