| Definition of 'Sucrose' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) sucrose, saccharose
a complex carbohydrate found in many plants and used as a sweetening agent
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| Definition of 'Sucrose' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Sucrose
a common variety of sugar found in the juices of many plants, as the sugar cane, sorghum, sugar maple, beet root, etc. It is extracted as a sweet, white crystalline substance which is valuable as a food product, and, being antiputrescent, is largely used in the preservation of fruit. Called also saccharose, cane sugar, etc. By extension, any one of the class of isomeric substances (as lactose, maltose, etc.) of which sucrose proper is the type
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| Definition of 'Sucrose' |
U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. Sucrose
A nonreducing disaccharide composed of GLUCOSE and FRUCTOSE linked via their anomeric carbons. It is obtained commercially from SUGARCANE, sugar beet (BETA VULGARIS), and other plants and used extensively as a food and a sweetener.
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