SUGAR SYRUP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sugar syrup mean? 

• SUGAR SYRUP (noun)
  The noun SUGAR SYRUP has 1 sense:

1. sugar and water and sometimes corn syrup boiled together; used as sweetening especially in drinks

  Familiarity information: SUGAR SYRUP used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SUGAR SYRUP (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Sugar and water and sometimes corn syrup boiled together; used as sweetening especially in drinks

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("sugar syrup" is a kind of...):

sirup; syrup (a thick sweet sticky liquid)

 Context examples 

To test Stamets’ theory, the researchers from Washington State University conducted two experiments: They separated two groups of mite-exposed bees into cages, feeding one group sugar syrup with a mushroom-based additive and the other, syrup without the additive.

(Mushroom Extract Could Help Save Bees from Virus, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)