sucrose
noun/ˈsuːkrəʊz/, /ˈsuːkrəʊs/
/ˈsuːkrəʊs/, /ˈsuːkrəʊz/
[uncountable] (chemistry)- the form of sugar that is obtained from sugar cane and sugar beetWord Originmid 19th cent.: from French sucre ‘sugar’ + -ose.
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