Definitions for sucrose
ˈsu kroʊssu·crose

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sucrose, saccharosenoun

   a complex carbohydrate found in many plants and used as a sweetening agent

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1. Sucrosenoun

   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. At one time the term was used by extension, for any one of the class of isomeric substances (as lactose, maltose, etc.) of which sucrose proper is the type; however this usage is now archaic.

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. sucrosenoun

   A disaccharide with formula CHO, consisting of two simple sugars, glucose and fructose; normal culinary sugar

2. Etymology: From sucre, derivation of saccharum + -ose.

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1. Sucrose

   Sucrose, a disaccharide, is a sugar composed of glucose and fructose subunits. It is produced naturally in plants and is the main constituent of white sugar. It has the molecular formula C12H22O11. For human consumption, sucrose is extracted and refined from either sugarcane or sugar beet. Sugar mills – typically located in tropical regions near where sugarcane is grown – crush the cane and produce raw sugar which is shipped to other factories for refining into pure sucrose. Sugar beet factories are located in temperate climates where the beet is grown, and process the beets directly into refined sugar. The sugar-refining process involves washing the raw sugar crystals before dissolving them into a sugar syrup which is filtered and then passed over carbon to remove any residual colour. The sugar syrup is then concentrated by boiling under a vacuum and crystallized as the final purification process to produce crystals of pure sucrose that are clear, odorless, and sweet. Sugar is often an added ingredient in food production and recipes. About 185 million tonnes of sugar were produced worldwide in 2017.Sucrose is particularly dangerous as a risk factor for tooth decay because Streptococcus mutans bacteria convert it into a sticky, extracellular, dextran-based polysaccharide that allows them to cohere, forming plaque. Sucrose is the only sugar that bacteria can use to form this sticky polysaccharide.

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1. sucrose

   Sucrose is a type of sugar that is commonly derived from sugarcane or sugar beet. Chemically, it is a disaccharide, composed of two monosaccharides, glucose and fructose. It is used worldwide as a sweetening agent in food and beverages. It is also employed in various industries such as baking, pharmaceuticals, and even in some chemical syntheses. In scientific research, sucrose is often used to create sugar solutions for various lab experiments.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sucrosenoun

   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

2. Etymology: [F. sucre sugar. See Sugar.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sucrose

   sū′krōs, n. the white crystalline compound known variously as cane-sugar, beet-sugar, maple-sugar.

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

Matched Categories

1. • Disaccharide
   • Plant Product

Anagrams for sucrose »

1. courses

2. Croesus

3. Crœsus

4. Scouser

5. scouser

6. sources

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sucrose in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sucrose in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of sucrose in a Sentence

1. Georg Riedel:

   We belong to the category of mammals and have a brain. We're naturally drawn to sucrose. The sweeter something is, the more we like it.

2. Lisa Drayer:

   Look at the ingredients list, if sugar or any one of the following terms are listed high on the label, you want to avoid that food: corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, agave, honey, molasses, and anything ending in 'ose'; dextrose, fructose and sucrose are all code words for sugar.

3. Lisa Drayer:

   I think a lot of people think that just because something is natural, it's healthy, so for example, honey is natural, but it's very caloric and a lot of people might not know that a teaspoon of honey, or agave for that matter, has more calories than a teaspoon of sugar or sucrose.

4. Erin Hanlon:

   We know that you can infuse endocannabinoids into specific regions of animals' brains and make them eat, they will eat specific things, more palatable things. They will choose sucrose over saccharin, despite the fact that in theory both taste the same, but the sucrose has more carbs.

5. Jeff Potter:

   There are actually more molecules of glucose in a cup than there are molecules of sucrose, because glucose is a smaller molecule.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=sucrose
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=sucrose
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sucrose
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sucrose
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sucrose
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=sucrose