Sucrose found in a fruit and sucrose used to bake a cake are identical. All have the same calorific values (4 kcal/ 17 kJ of energy per gram). The body does not distinguish between sugars used in manufactured food and drinks or in the home, and those found naturally in foods.
Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  maxim, axiom(noun) a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits. 2  axiom(noun) (logic) a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof; its truth is assumed to be self-evident.
Created 4/07. What are Idioms? Idioms are words, phrases, or expressions that are either grammatically unusual , as in, â Long. time, no see!â, or their meaning cannot be taken literally , as in, â It's raining cats and dogs!â. This expression does not mean that cats and dogs are falling from the sky, but it is a metaphorical. expression (word picture) that means that it is raining very heavily.