sweetening
sweetening Lexical Profile
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• verb
To make or become sweet or sweeter in taste (present participle of sweeten).
"She prefers sweetening her morning tea with a spoonful of local wildflower honey rather than refined sugar."
To make an offer, contract, or situation more agreeable, attractive, or lucrative (present participle of sweeten).
"The company is sweetening the retirement package with extended healthcare benefits to encourage voluntary departures."
• noun
The act or process of making something sweet or sweeter in taste, or more pleasant and attractive.
"The gradual sweetening of the fruit occurs as starches convert into natural sugars during ripening."
A substance, such as sugar, honey, or syrup, added to food or drink to impart a sweet flavor.
"This traditional tart recipe requires very little sweetening because the berries are already quite ripe."
The chemical process of removing foul-smelling sulfur compounds, such as hydrogen sulfide or mercaptans, from petroleum products or natural gas.
"Amine gas sweetening is a standard refinery operation used to purify sour natural gas before pipeline transport."