table sugar

noun

: sugar sense 1a
especially : granulated white sugar

Examples of table sugar in a Sentence

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Now, straight table sugar would be difficult to stomach, but there are companies that have packaged maple syrup into small serving sizes. Mallory Arnold, Outside Online, 11 Jan. 2023 Some common terms under which sugar can appear in foods include: Sucrose: the chemical term for table sugar. Philipp Wehsack, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2024 An American Crystal Sugar plant processing beets pulled from farmers’ fields into table sugar churns on the other end. Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2024 Because artificial sweeteners are much sweeter than table sugar, smaller amounts are necessary, and their caloric content is negligible. Trang Tran, Pharmd, Verywell Health, 26 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for table sugar 

Word History

First Known Use

1964, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of table sugar was in 1964

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“Table sugar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/table%20sugar. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

table sugar

noun
: sugar entry 1 sense 1
especially : white sugar granules

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