SUCROSE


Meaning of SUCROSE in English

[ 'su:krəʊz , -əʊs ]

■ noun Chemistry a sweet-tasting disaccharide of glucose and fructose which is the chief component of cane or beet sugar.

Origin

C19: from Fr. sucre 'sugar' + -ose 2 .

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