Definition of sucrose Sucrose

/suˈkɹows/ - [sukrows] - su•crose

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What does sucrose mean?

Noun Plural: sucroses
sucrose - a complex carbohydrate found in many plants and used as a sweetening agent
		saccharose
		disaccharide any of a variety of carbohydrates that yield two monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis
		plant product a product made from plant material

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sucrose (Noun)
A disaccharide with formula C12H22O11, consisting of two simple sugars, glucose and fructose; normal culinary sugar.

sucrose (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.

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

Sucrose (common name: table sugar, also called saccharose) is a disaccharide (glucose + fructose) with the molecular formula C12H22O11. Its systematic name is α-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→2)-β-D-fructofuranose. It is best known for its role in human nutrition and is formed by plants but not by higher organisms.

Physical and chemical properties.

Pure sucrose is most often prepared as a fine, white, odorless crystalline powder with a pleasing, sweet taste.