Simple sugar and Sugar

Simple sugar noun - A sugar (like sucrose or fructose) that does not hydrolyse to give other sugars; the simplest group of carbohydrates.

Sugar and simple sugar are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sugar" instead a noun phrase "Simple sugar".

Sugar noun - A white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative.

Simple sugar and sugar are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Simple sugar" with "Sugar", this terms are similar.

Nearby Words: sugary, sugared, sugaring, sugariness