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beet sugar

(Plants) the sucrose obtained from sugar beet, identical in composition to cane sugar

beet′ sug`ar

sugar from the roots of the sugar beet.

[1825–35]

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Noun	1.	beet sugar - sugar made from sugar beets carbohydrate, saccharide, 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
	2.	beet sugar - sugar from sugar beets used as sweetening agent refined sugar, sugar - a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative

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