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sucrose
- /ˈsukɹoʊs/ US
- /ˈsuːkɹəʊz/ UK
- /ˈsjuːkɹəʊz/ UK
Where it comes from
From French sucre (“sugar”) + English -ose. By surface analysis, sucr- (“sugar”) + -ose.
noun sucroses
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A disaccharide with formula C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁, consisting of two simple sugars, glucose and fructose; normal culinary sugar.
There were four forms of sugar interesting to the physiologist---cane sugar, grape sugar, milk sugar, and liver sugar. They might be called, for the sake of distinction, sucrose, glucose, lactose, and hepatose. The first two were vegetable, the last two, animal products.
Similar: saccharose
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noun a disaccharide
| Español | sacarosa |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 수크로스 sukeuroseu, 자당 jadang |
| 日本語 | スクロース sukurōsu, 蔗糖 shotō |
| 中文 | 蔗糖 zhètáng |
| हिन्दी | इक्षुधु ikṣudhu |
| Português | sacarose |
| Français | saccharose, saccarose |
| Deutsch | Saccharose |
| Italiano | saccarosio |
| Ελληνικά | σακχαρόζη sakcharózi, καλαμοσάκχαρο kalamosákcharo |
| Română | zaharoză, sucroză |
| Русский | сахаро́за saxaróza |
| العربية | سكروز sakruz |
Talk about this word "sucrose." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sucrose. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. sucrose. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sucrose "sucrose." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sucrose.Cite this
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title = {sucrose},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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