Main Entry: su·crose

Pronunciation: \ˈsü-ˌkrōs, -ˌkrōz\

Function: noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from French sucre sugar

Date: 1857

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