Home › Words › A › alphenicalphenicalphenic · noun — white barley sugar.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom French alphénic, alfénic, from Spanish alfeñique, from Arabic فَانِيد (fānīd), from Persian پانید (pânid, “sugar candy”).nounWhite barley sugarDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.nougatine 58% match — Brown nougat, made from caramelized sugar vs alphenic →dulcose 57% match — dulcite vs alphenic →sorbite 56% match — Pearlite. vs alphenic →albous 56% match — White. vs alphenic →glyconic 55% match — aldaric vs alphenic →sweetroot 55% match — liquorice vs alphenic →alphenal 55% match — 5-allyl-5-phenylbarbituric acid, a barbiturate derivative formerly used to treat epilepsy and convulsions. vs alphenic →berlingot 55% match — A hard candy made from caramel, usually in pyramidal form. vs alphenic →