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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Nearby words

sucralfate, sucralose, sucrase, sucre, sucre, antonio josé de, sucrose, sucrose polyester, sucrosemia, sucrosuria, suction, suction and curettage

Origin of sucrose

1855–60; < French sucre sugar + -ose²

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Examples from the Web for 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|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
This is found to be true also of sucrose, reducing sugars, and many organic compounds.
The Philippine Agricultural Review|Various

Sergeant Holden, go at once to the nearest Commissary and requisition 454 grams of sucrose.
Class of '29|Orrie Lashin and Milo Hastings
Sucrose has the chemical formula of carbon 12 (atoms), hydrogen 22 (atoms), and oxygen 11 (atoms).
The Philippine Agricultural Review|Various
From proteids, amids and alkaloids may be formed, just as invert sugars and their products are formed from sucrose.
Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value|Harry Snyder
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

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

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Word Origin and History for sucrose

sucrose

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

Medicine definitions for sucrose

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.

Science 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.