invert sugar

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɪnvɜːt/


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
in′vert sug′ar, 
  1. Chemistrya 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

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
invert sugar / ˈɪnvɜːt/
  1. a mixture of fructose and glucose obtained by the inversion of sucrose
'invert sugar' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
fructose - invertase

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