What does alphenic mean?
Alphenic means (rare) White barley sugar.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(rare) White barley sugar.
There was Patella — wise as any owl — promising to cure me with his "Alphenic" ; but him I quickly showed the door; for here (laying his hand on the book), in here, I found this learned word is Arabic for sugar-candy!
The white sugar, or alphenic, is its best quality.
A popular Arab treatment for the common cold was al fanad or al panad, small sugar twists made from congealed syrup, which became known in English as alphenics or penides.
Use alphenic when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Alphenic means (rare) White barley sugar.
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
There was Patella — wise as any owl — promising to cure me with his "Alphenic" ; but him I quickly showed the door; for here (laying his hand on the book), in here, I found this learned word is Arabic for sugar-candy!
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