First Known Use: 1857
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sucrose
noun su·crose \ˈsü-ˌkrōs, -ˌkrōz\
: a type of sugar that is found in most plants
Full Definition of SUCROSE
: a sweet crystalline dextrorotatory disaccharide sugar C12H22O11 that occurs naturally in most plants and is obtained commercially especially from sugarcane or sugar beets
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Origin of SUCROSE
International Scientific Vocabulary, from French sucre sugar
Rhymes with SUCROSE
arkose, Carlos, cosmos, crustose, cymose, dextrose, engross, erose, fructose, globose, glucose, jocose, lactose, maltose, mannose, morose, mythos, nodose, pappose, pentose, pilose, plumose, ramose, rhamnose, ribose, rugose, schistose, setose, spinose, strigose, Sukkoth, triose, up close, vadose, verbose, viscose
SUCROSE Defined for Kids
sucrose
noun su·crose \ˈsü-ˌkrōs\
Definition of SUCROSE for Kids
: a sweet usually crystalline substance found in many plants that is obtained especially from sugarcane and sugar beets for use in sweetening foods and beverages
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sucrose
noun su·crose \ˈsü-ˌkrōs, -ˌkrōz\
Medical Definition of SUCROSE
: a sweet crystalline dextrorotatory nonreducing disaccharide sugar C12H22O11 that occurs naturally in most plants and is obtained commercially especially from sugarcane or sugar beets
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