sugar vs polyose

polyose vs sugar

sugar and polyose both are nouns.

sugar is a verb but polyose is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sugar	Yes	No	Yes	No
polyose	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, polyose is a hyponym of sugar; that is, polyose is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sugar:

sugar: an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances; are classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they contain
polyose: any of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chains of monosaccharide molecules

Other hyponyms of sugar include ribose, beet sugar, cane sugar, deoxyribose, invert sugar, maple sugar, monosaccharide, monosaccharose, simple sugar, oligosaccharide, polysaccharide, jaggary, jaggery, jagghery, wood sugar, xylose.

sugar (noun)	polyose (noun)
a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative	any of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chains of monosaccharide molecules
informal terms for money
an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances; are classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they contain

sugar (verb)	polyose (verb)
sweeten with sugar

Difference between sugar and polyose

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