honey

honey
Clarified h., a saccharine substance deposited in the honeycomb by the honeybee, Apis mellifera; used as an excipient, as a flavor in gargles and cough remedies, and as a food. SYN: mel (1). [A.S. hunig]

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hon·ey 'hən-ē n, pl honeys
1) a sweet viscid material elaborated out of the nectar of flowers in the honey sac of various bees
2) any of various preparations consisting of simple mixtures of medicaments with honey
honey adj

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hon·ey (hunґe) a sweet-tasting substance deposited by the honeybee, which contains between 62 and 83 per cent glucose and fructose, and small amounts of sucrose, dextrin, and malic and acetic acids; its pH is 3.8 to 4.3.

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