sucrose

[soo-krohs]

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noun Chemistry.

a crystalline disaccharide, C12H22O11, the sugar obtained from the sugarcane, the sugar beet, and sorghum, and forming the greater part of maple sugar; sugar.

Origin of sucrose

1855–60; < French sucre sugar + -ose²

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Related Words for sucrose

sugar, starch, lactose, glucose, cellulose, carbohydrate, galactose, glycogen, monosaccharide, disaccharide, sucrose, maltose, fructose, dextrose, dextrin, polysaccharide, candy, levulose, saccharin, xylose

Examples from the Web for sucrose

Contemporary Examples of sucrose

In refined form, sugar (also known as sucrose) has been linked to everything from heart disease to diabetes.
Are Artificial Sweeteners Wrecking Your Diet?
DailyBurn
September 30, 2014
It doesn't matter, they say, whether that calorie comes from table sugar (sucrose) or HFCS.
The Fight Over High-Fructose Corn Syrup
Sharon Begley
February 28, 2011
Every fructose molecule in sucrose, in contrast, is bound to a glucose.
The Fight Over High-Fructose Corn Syrup
Sharon Begley
February 28, 2011

Historical Examples of sucrose

That is, sucrose is converted into levulose and dextrose sugars.
Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value
Harry Snyder
Ordinary molasses contains from 30 to 35 per cent of sucrose and almost as much glucose.
The Philippine Agricultural Review
Various
The theoretical yield then of alcohol from sucrose would be 53 per cent and from invert sugar 51 per cent.
The Philippine Agricultural Review
Various
This is found to be true also of sucrose, reducing sugars, and many organic compounds.
The Philippine Agricultural Review
Various
It dissolves in its own weight of water, being three times less soluble than sucrose.
The Stock-Feeder's Manual
Charles Alexander Cameron

British Dictionary definitions for sucrose

sucrose

noun

the technical name for sugar (def. 1)

Word Origin for sucrose

C19: from French sucre sugar + -ose ²

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Word Origin and History for sucrose

1857, formed from French sucre "sugar" (see sugar) + chemical suffix -ose (2).

sucrose in Medicine

sucrose

[sōō′krōs′]

n.

A nonreducing crystalline disaccharide made up of glucose and fructose, found in many plants but extracted as ordinary sugar mainly from sugar cane and sugar beets, and widely used as a sweetener or preservative.

sucrose in Science

sucrose

[sōō′krōs′]

A crystalline sugar found in many plants, especially sugar cane, sugar beets, and sugar maple. It is used widely as a sweetener. Sucrose is a disaccharide composed of fructose and glucose. Also called table sugar. Chemical formula: C12H22O11.