sucrose

[ soo-krohs ]

/ ˈsu kroʊs /

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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.

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Origin of sucrose

1855–60; <French sucresugar + -ose²

Words nearby sucrose

sucky, sucralfate, sucralose, sucrase, Sucre, sucrose, sucrosemia, sucrose polyester, sucrosuria, suction, suction and curettage

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How to use sucrose in a sentence

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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
Every fructose molecule in sucrose, in contrast, is bound to a glucose.
The Fight Over High-Fructose Corn Syrup|Sharon Begley|February 28, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Sucrose or cane sugar is most commonly manufactured from sugar cane and sugar beets.
Foods and Household Management|Helen Kinne

But it is only with the crystallized sucrose, the familiar sugar of the market and the household, that we are dealing here.
Cuba, Old and New|Albert Gardner Robinson
These processes produce what is called "raw sugar," of varying percentages of sucrose content.
Cuba, Old and New|Albert Gardner Robinson
Sergeant Holden, go at once to the nearest Commissary and requisition 454 grams of sucrose.
Class of '29|Orrie Lashin and Milo Hastings
The man of whom we leased this acreage said he had a yield of from six to eight tons of sucrose an acre every year.
Polly's Southern Cruise|Lillian Elizabeth Roy

British Dictionary definitions for sucrose

sucrose

/ (ˈsjuːkrəʊz, -krəʊs) /

noun

the technical name for sugar (def. 1)

Word Origin for sucrose

C19: from French sucre sugar + -ose ²

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

Medical definitions for sucrose

sucrose

[ sōō′krōs′ ]

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.

Scientific definitions for sucrose

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.

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