saccharose Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a complex carbohydrate found in many plants and used as a sweetening agent
    sucrose.

WordNet


Sac"cha*rose` noun
Definitions
  1. (Chem.) Cane sugar; sucrose; also, in general, any one of the group of which saccharose, or sucrose proper, is the type. See Sucrose.

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