English Explanatory Dictionary

sucrose

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A disaccharide with formula C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁, consisting of two simple sugars, glucose and fructose; normal culinary sugar.

Pronunciation

/ˈsukɹoʊs/ /ˈsuːkɹəʊz/ /ˈsjuːkɹəʊz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sucrose.wav

Word forms

sucrose sucroses

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH Sanskrit शर्क॑रा (śárkarā) Gandhari 𐨭𐨐𐨪 (śakara)bor. Middle Persian 𐭱𐭪𐭥 (šakar)bor. Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar)bor. Old Italian zuccherobor. Old French çucrebor. Middle French sucre French sucre Ancient Greek γλεῦκος (gleûkos)der. French glucose English glucosebf. English -ose English sucrose From French sucre (“sugar”) + English -ose. By surface analysis, sucr- (“sugar”) + -ose.

Synonyms

saccharose

Derived words

fluorosucrose galactosucrose lactosucrose nonsucrose sucralfate sucrase sucrate sucrolysis sucrolytic sucroselike
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