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sucrose

American  
[soo-krohs] / ˈsu kroʊs /

noun

Chemistry.

  1. a crystalline disaccharide, C 1 2 H 2 2 O 1 1 , the sugar obtained from the sugarcane, the sugar beet, and sorghum, and forming the greater part of maple sugar; sugar.

sucrose British  
/ ˈsjuːkrəʊz, -krəʊs /

noun

  1. the technical name for sugar

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sucrose Scientific  
/ so̅o̅′krōs′ /

  1. 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: C 12 H 22 O 11 .

Etymology

Origin of sucrose

1855–60; < French sucre sugar + -ose 2

Example Sentences

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Tagatose exists naturally, but only in very small quantities compared with common sugars such as glucose, fructose, and sucrose.

From Science Daily • Jan. 13, 2026

Sugar beets — root vegetables that contain high levels of sucrose — are used to produce more than half the sugar in the U.S., alongside sugar cane.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 19, 2025

Added sugars can also be found on the ingredients list, often labeled as glucose, fructose, maltose or sucrose.

From Salon • Jul. 23, 2024

Similarly, few of us indulge in sucrose by the spoonful.

From Scientific American • Sep. 11, 2023

Freak goes, "Then that shall be your reward, faithful steed—tinted sucrose and bubbles of air. Onward! Onward to the Fortress!"

From "Freak The Mighty" by Rodman Philbrick

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