sugar
n.
5ME sucre < OFr < OSp az@car or OIt zucchero, both < Ar sukkar < Pers takar < Sans ?;rkarG, akin to ?arkaraS, pebble6
1 any of a class of sweet, soluble, crystalline carbohydrates, as the disaccharides and the monosaccharides
2 sucrose, esp. when prepared as a crystalline or powdered substance used as a food and sweetening agent
3 a sugar bowl, specif. as forming a set with a creamer
4 flattery; honeyed words
5 short for SUGAR DIABETES
6 [Colloq.] darling; sweetheart
7 [Slang] money
vt.
1 to mix, cover, sprinkle, or sweeten with sugar
2 short for SUGARCOAT
vi.
>1 to form sugar
>2 to boil down maple syrup to form maple sugar: usually with off
sug$ar[like#
adj.
A bit of trivia about sugar. Sugar is the purest organic compound made in more tons
than any other. Starting with molasses, it is crystallized and re-crystalized until the
brown color is gone. The liquid with the crystals is spun in huge centrifuges to get
rid of the water. I knew a guy in the Army, who claimed that there had been
accidents with guys falling into the centrifuges and just leaving a red ring. Quite
possibly he was repeating an urban legend. The tast traces of color are removed
before crystallization by special charcoal, of which tons are needed. My informant
claimed that guys taking shortcuts through the charcoal storage areas had fallen
through manholes hidden by the charcoal, and never got out alive. They just got
turned into more charcoal. What a way to go.
