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.

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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 .

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Etymology

Origin of sucrose

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

Example Sentences

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

From Science Daily

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

In addition to eliminating certified synthetic colors, Sam’s Club plans to remove aspartame, high fructose corn syrup, sucrose polyester and more additives as part of its “Made Without” initiative.

From Salon

White granulated sugar is composed of microscopic, crystalline sucrose molecules.

From Salon

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

From Salon

Related Words

• cellulose
• glucose
• lactose
• starch
• sugar