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.
An idiom is a set expression of two or more words that means something other than the literal meanings of its individual words. Adjective: idiomatic. Idioms are the idiosyncrasies of a language, says Christine Ammer.