sucrose

noun

su·​crose ˈsü-ˌkrōs 

-ˌkrōz

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

Examples of sucrose in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Light: The first and shortest boiling produces the sweetest and lightest in color molasses, with 65 percent sucrose (a type of sugar). —Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 24 May 2025

Invert sugar is produced by splitting sucrose through a process called inversion, which involves heating sucrose, often with an acid to speed the process. —Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 8 May 2025

The scientists fed mice solutions that contained 10 percent sucrose. —Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 21 Mar. 2025

Milk products contain lactose sugar, while fruits and vegetables contain sugars like fructose, glucose, and sucrose. —Jillian Kubala, Health, 3 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary, from French sucre sugar

First Known Use

1857, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

sucrose

noun

su·​crose ˈsü-ˌkrōs 

: a sweet sugar obtained especially from sugarcane or sugar beets

Medical Definition

sucrose

noun

su·​crose ˈsü-ˌkrōs, -ˌkrōz 

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