Noun | 1. | sugar - a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative Synonyms: refined sugar |
2. | sugar - an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances; are classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they contain Synonyms: carbohydrate, saccharide | |
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Verb | 1. | sugar - sweeten with sugar; "sugar your tea" Synonyms: saccharify |
1. A class of carbohydrates with a sweet taste; includes glucose, fructose, and sucrose. 2. A term used to refer to blood glucose.
SUGAR - A simple lazy functional language designed at Westfield College, University of London, UK and used in Principles of Functional Programming, Hugh Glaser et al, P-H 1984. |