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Noun: simple sugar
  1. A sugar (like sucrose or fructose) that does not hydrolyse to give other sugars; the simplest group of carbohydrates
    - monosaccharide, monosaccharose

Derived forms: simple sugars

Type of: carb [informal], carbohydrate, saccharide, sugar

Encyclopedia: Simple sugar