sucrose – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
sucrose
n.
variety of sugar derived from sugar beets and sugar cane
Sucrose
sucrose
Noun
1. a complex carbohydrate found in many plants and used as a sweetening agent
(synonym) saccharose
(hypernym) disaccharide
(hyponym) galactose, brain sugar
sucrose
n.
sacharóza
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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