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sucrose definition

su·crose (so̵̅o̅′krōs′)

noun

Chem. a pure crystalline disaccharide extracted from sugar cane or sugar beets and consisting of glucose and fructose joined together in the molecule

Etymology: < Fr sucre, sugar + -ose

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