Sucrose: meaning, definitions and examples
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sucrose
[ หsuห.krษสs ]
sweetener
Sucrose is a type of sugar that is commonly found in plants and is often used as a sweetener in food and drinks. It is a disaccharide composed of glucose and fructose.
Synonyms
saccharose, sugar, table sugar
Examples of usage
- Many soft drinks contain sucrose as a sweetener.
- Sucrose is commonly used in baking to add sweetness to desserts.
Translations
Translations of the word "sucrose" in other languages:
๐ต๐น sacarose
๐ฎ๐ณ เคธเฅเคเฅเคฐเฅเคเคผ
๐ฉ๐ช Saccharose
๐ฎ๐ฉ sukrosa
๐บ๐ฆ ัะฐั ะฐัะพะทะฐ
๐ต๐ฑ sacharoza
๐ฏ๐ต ในใฏใญใผใน
๐ซ๐ท saccharose
๐ช๐ธ sacarosa
๐น๐ท sakkaroz
๐ฐ๐ท ์๋น
๐ธ๐ฆ ุณูุฑูุฒ
๐จ๐ฟ sacharรณza
๐ธ๐ฐ sacharรณza
๐จ๐ณ ่็ณ
๐ธ๐ฎ saharoza
๐ฎ๐ธ sakkarรณsi
๐ฐ๐ฟ ัะฐั ะฐัะพะทะฐ
๐ฌ๐ช แกแฃแแ แแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ saxaroza
๐ฒ๐ฝ sacarosa
Word origin
The word 'sucrose' originated from the French word 'sucre' meaning sugar, and the Latin word 'osis' meaning full of. Sucrose is one of the oldest known natural sweeteners, with its use dating back to ancient times. It was first discovered in sugarcane and later found in many other plants as well.
See also: sugar, sugariness, sugary.