invert sugar

invert sugar
invert sugar n a mixture of D-glucose and, D-fructose that is sweeter than sucrose, that occurs naturally in fruits and honey, that is usu. made commercially from a solution of cane sugar by hydrolysis (as with acid), and that is used chiefly as a difficultly crystallizable syrup in foods and in medicine

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a mixture of equal amounts of dextrose and fructose, obtained by hydrolyzing sucrose; used in solution as a parenteral nutrient.

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  • Invert sugar — Sugar Sug ar, n. [OE. sugre, F. sucre (cf. It. zucchero, Sp. az[ u]car), fr. Ar. sukkar, assukkar, fr. Skr. [,c]arkar[=a] sugar, gravel; cf. Per. shakar. Cf. {Saccharine}, {Sucrose}.] 1. A sweet white (or brownish yellow) crystalline substance,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • invert sugar — Sugar Sug ar, n. [OE. sugre, F. sucre (cf. It. zucchero, Sp. az[ u]car), fr. Ar. sukkar, assukkar, fr. Skr. [,c]arkar[=a] sugar, gravel; cf. Per. shakar. Cf. {Saccharine}, {Sucrose}.] 1. A sweet white (or brownish yellow) crystalline substance,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Invert sugar — Invert In vert, a. (Chem.) Subjected to the process of inversion; inverted; converted; as, invert sugar. [1913 Webster] {Invert sugar} (Chem.), a variety of sugar, consisting of a mixture of dextrose and levulose, found naturally in fruits, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • invert sugar — n. a mixture of dextrose and levulose in approximately equal proportions, found in fruits and produced artificially by the hydrolysis of sucrose …   English World dictionary

  • invert sugar — invertuotasis cukrus statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Gliukozės ir fruktozės mišinys, sacharozės hidrolizės produktas. atitikmenys: angl. invert sugar rus. инвертированный сахар …   Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • invert sugar solution — invertuotojo cukraus tirpalas statusas Aprobuotas sritis cukrus ir sirupas apibrėžtis Hidrolizės būdu invertuotos sacharozės vandeninis tirpalas, kurio savybės yra: a) sausųjų medžiagų – ne mažiau kaip 62 proc. masės; b) invertuotojo cukraus… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • invert sugar syrup — invertuotojo cukraus sirupas statusas Aprobuotas sritis cukrus ir sirupas apibrėžtis Hidrolizės būdu invertuotos sacharozės vandeninis arba savaime kristalizavęsis tirpalas, kuriame invertuotojo cukraus (fruktozės ir gliukozės santykis 1,0±0,1)… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • invert sugar — /ˈɪnvɜt ʃʊgə/ (say invert shooguh) noun a mixture of glucose and fructose formed naturally in fruits and produced artificially in syrups or fondants by treating cane sugar with acids …  

  • invert sugar — a mixture of the dextrorotatory forms of glucose and fructose, formed naturally in fruits and produced artificially in syrups or fondants by treating cane sugar with acids. [1875 80] * * * …   Universalium

  • invert sugar — in′vert sug′ar n. chem. a mixture of the dextrorotatory forms of glucose and fructose formed naturally in fruits and produced artificially by treating cane sugar with acids • Etymology: 1875–80 …   From formal English to slang

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