Definition of Corn sugar

1. Noun. Dextrose made by hydrolysis of cornstarch.

Generic synonyms: Glucose

2. Noun. Dextrose used as sweetening agent.
Generic synonyms: Refined Sugar, Sugar

Definition of Corn sugar

1. Noun. Dextrose, especially originating from corn starch ¹

2. Noun. A deceptive term for high fructose corn syrup developed by corn refiners meant to imply sugar ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Corn Sugar

corn pones
corn poppy
corn pudding
corn roast
corn roaster
corn salad
corn smut
corn snake
corn snakes
corn snow
corn speedwell
corn spurrey
corn spurry
corn starch
corn starches
corn sugar (current term)
corn sugars
corn syrup
corn syrups
corn tash
corn thistle
corn thistles
corn whiskey
corn whisky
cornacre
cornacres
cornage
cornages
cornamute
cornamutes

Literary usage of Corn sugar

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1912)
"... term ' corn sugar.' The acid usually employed in Europe ia sulphuric ; hydrochloric acid is generally used in America ; and nitric acid as well as a ..."

2. Supplement ... to the Public Health Reports by United States Public Health Service (1920)
"In the case of mixtures of corn syrup (glucose) or corn sugar (dextrose) or corn sugar syrup, with cane or beet sugar (sucrose) or cane or beet sugar syrup, ..."

3. Digest of National and State Food Laws: Comp. for National Wholesale Grocers by Breed, Abbott & Morgan (1916)
"... the following: In the case of mixtures of corn syrup (glucose) or corn sugar (dextrose) or corn sugar syrup, with cane or beet sugar (sucrose) •or cane ..."

4. The American Farmer's Instructor, Or Practical Agriculturist: Comprehending by Francis S. Wiggins (1840)
"BROOM CORN-SUGAR SORGUM. THE cultivation of broom corn is carried on to a very considerable extent in many of the rich intervals of New England; ..."

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