SACCHAROSE

sucrose, saccharose

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

saccharose (countable and uncountable, plural saccharoses)

(carbohydrate) sucrose

Anagrams

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Source: Wiktionary


Sac"cha*rose`, n. (Chem.)

Definition: Cane sugar; sucrose; also, in general, any one of the group of which saccharose, or sucrose proper, is the type. See Sucrose.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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