| Pronunciation: | | 'saku`rows
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] a complex carbohydrate found in many plants and used as a sweetening agent |
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SACCHAROSE is a 10 letter word that starts with S. |
| | Synonyms: | | sucrose |
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| | See Also: | | brain sugar, disaccharide, galactose, plant product |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Sac"cha*rose`\, n. (Chem.)
Cane sugar; sucrose; also, in general, any one of the group
of which saccharose, or sucrose proper, is the type. See
{Sucrose}.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Literally, "sugar sugar"; a water-soluble disaccharide which is used as our everyday table sugar. It is produced by most plants but is most commonly extracted from sugarcane and sugar beets. |
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