SUCROSE

Sucrose

Sucrose is the organic compound commonly known as table sugar and sometimes called saccharose. A white, odorless, crystalline powder with a sweet taste, it is best known for its role in food. The molecule is a disaccharide composed of the monosaccharides glucose and fructose with the molecular formula C12H22O11. The word was formed in the mid-19th century from Latin sucrum = "sugar" and the chemical suffix -ose. The abbreviated term Suc is often used for sucrose in the literature.

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sucrose

Noun

  1. A disaccharide with formula C12H22O11, consisting of two simple sugars, glucose and fructose; normal culinary sugar


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