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Added 10 October 2026

sucrose

/ˈsukɹoʊs/ noun

In Latin: saccharosum Wiktionary

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

Origin

From French sucre (“sugar”) + English -ose. By surface analysis, sucr- (“sugar”) + -ose.

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