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Definition of: sucrose
(s′krōs) noun Chem.
1. Any one of the group of carbohydrates, including cane sugar, milk sugar, maltose, etc., having the common composition C12H22O11, and deviating the plane of polarized light to the right.
2. Cane sugar as obtained from the sugarcane, maple, beet, etc. Also called saccharose. [<F sucre sugar + -ose -OSE2]
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