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corn sugar

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From corn + sugar.

noun corn sugars

  1. countable, uncountable Dextrose, especially originating from corn starch. Corn sugar is a key ingredient in home beer making.
  2. countable, uncountable A deceptive term for high fructose corn syrup developed by corn refiners meant to imply sugar. Last week, the industry group applied to the federal government for permission to use a new name for the ingredient on food labels: "corn sugar."

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@misc{corn_sugar_2026,
  title = {corn sugar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/corn%20sugar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}