sucrose

su·crose

noun \ˈsü-ˌkrōs, -ˌkrōz\

Definition of SUCROSE

: a sweet crystalline dextrorotatory disaccharide sugar C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁ that occurs naturally in most plants and is obtained commercially especially from sugarcane or sugar beets

Origin of SUCROSE

International Scientific Vocabulary, from French sucre sugar

First Known Use: 1857

Rhymes with SUCROSE

arkose, Carlos, cosmos, crustose, cymose, dextrose, engross, erose, fructose, globose, glucose, jocose, lactose, maltose, mannose, morose, mythos, nodose, pappose, pentose, pilose, plumose, ramose, rhamnose, ribose, rugose, schistose, setose, spinose, strigose, Sukkoth, triose, up close, vadose, verbose, viscose