Meaning of sucrose in English:
sucrose
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noun
mass nounChemistryA compound which is the chief component of cane or beet sugar.
A disaccharide containing glucose and fructose units; chemical formula: C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁
‘Also, be aware that sugar might be described as sucrose, glucose, fructose, maltose and so on.’- ‘The procedure is based on the cleavage of sucrose by invertase to glucose and fructose.’
- ‘Glucose, sucrose and fructose are the major soluble sugars found in strawberry fruit.’
- ‘Epidermal cells contained low concentrations of sucrose, glucose and fructose, and no fructan.’
- ‘This effect seems to be restricted to sucrose; glucose and fructose do not produce the same result.’
Origin
Mid 19th century from French sucre ‘sugar’ + -ose.
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