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Definition of Sucrose
1. Noun. A complex carbohydrate found in many plants and used as a sweetening agent.
Exact synonyms: Saccharose
Generic synonyms: Disaccharide, Plant Product
Specialized synonyms: Brain Sugar, Galactose
Generic synonyms: Disaccharide, Plant Product
Specialized synonyms: Brain Sugar, Galactose
Definition of Sucrose
1. n. 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.
Definition of Sucrose
1. a type of sugar [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sucrose
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