grape sugar

noun

Glucose.

Meanings

noungrape sugar (uncountable)
  1. archaicuncountableGlucose.

    Coniferin is converted into grape-sugar and coniferyl alcohol under the influence of emulsine.

    1875 December 28, The American Chemist, page 232

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan isomer of glucose that is found in honey and sweet fruits

Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

grape sugar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grape%20sugar

MLA

“grape sugar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grape%20sugar. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grape sugar,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grape%20sugar.

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