# scientific term?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientific-term/199232>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 2, 2003, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientific-term/199232 "2003-09-02T23:41:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![ice1000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a3d4f5/32.png) [@ice1000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ice1000)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2003, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientific-term/199232/1 "2003-09-02T23:41:53Z")

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What is the scientific term for sugar water?

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**Author:** ![MC\_Master\_of\_Ceremonies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bb73d2/32.png) [@MC\_Master\_of\_Ceremonies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MC_Master_of_Ceremonies)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2003, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientific-term/199232/2 "2003-09-02T23:45:32Z")

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Glucose solution?

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**Author:** ![Skeptico](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19b73/32.png) [@Skeptico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skeptico)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2003, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientific-term/199232/3 "2003-09-02T23:48:08Z")

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Are you thinking of placebo?

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**Author:** ![Peregrine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a6a055/32.png) [@Peregrine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peregrine)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2003, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientific-term/199232/4 "2003-09-03T00:51:38Z")

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Or maybe you’re thinking of a medical term such as D5W for 5% dextrose in water. Here’s a [menu.](http://www.kingguide.com/kgpa/slog/helpFluids.htm)

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**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2003, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientific-term/199232/5 "2003-09-03T03:07:06Z")

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Table sugar is sucrose. The “sugar water” in IV fluid is Dextrose (Same basicly as glucose)

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I found your menu very interesting. Most of the things on the list would never be seen (in that form) outside a hospital pharmacy. Thanks 🙂

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**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2003, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientific-term/199232/6 "2003-09-03T04:28:05Z")

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Well, speaking as a gen-eew-wine scientist (or at least a reasonable facsimile thereof), I call it sugar water.

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**Author:** ![antechinus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/fbc32d/32.png) [@antechinus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antechinus)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2003, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientific-term/199232/7 "2003-09-03T05:07:49Z")

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sucrose solution  
alpha d gluco-pyranosyl beta d fructofuranicide solution (excuse the spelling - too lazy to look up)

remember that there are many types of sugars. Table sugar is sucrose, which is not the same as glucose (dextrose).

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**Author:** ![alimarx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@alimarx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alimarx)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2003, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientific-term/199232/8 "2003-09-03T16:38:52Z")

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Coca-Cola®

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**Author:** ![Myrr21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Myrr21](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Myrr21)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2003, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientific-term/199232/9 "2003-09-03T18:37:22Z")

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As somebody paid to be a scientist, I call it “tasty”.