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saccharose

American  
[sak-uh-rohs] / ˈsæk əˌroʊs /

noun

Chemistry.
  1. sucrose.


saccharose British  
/ ˈsækəˌrəʊz, -ˌrəʊs /

noun

  1. a technical name for sugar

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of saccharose

First recorded in 1875–80; sacchar- + -ose 2

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Note.—In certain cases a corresponding percentage of lactose, maltose, or saccharose is substituted for glucose.

From The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged. by Eyre, J. W. H. (John William Henry)

High Elongated Globoid Inverts neither maltose nor saccharose.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various

The most important application of inosite-free bouillon is its use in the preparation of sugar bouillons, whether glucose, maltose, lactose, or saccharose, of exact percentage composition.

From The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged. by Eyre, J. W. H. (John William Henry)

By no chemical test known to the United States Department of Agriculture can pure crystallized saccharose from these different sources be distinguished.

From Candy-Making Revolutionized Confectionery from Vegetables by Hall, Mary Elizabeth

The author, in 1914, commenced the differentiation of the types by means of dulcite and saccharose and obtained the results shown in Table XVIII.

From Chlorination of Water by Race, Joseph

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