saccharose

/'sækərous/

Thân thiện

A scientist examines saccharose crystals under a microscope.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A complex carbohydrate found in many plants and used as a sweetening agent: Saccharose is a specific type of sugar, a disaccharide composed of glucose and fructose molecules, commonly extracted from sugarcane or sugar beets.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • Saccharose is the primary component of ordinary table sugar.
  • The chemical formula for saccharose is C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁.
  • Many processed foods contain high levels of saccharose.

Advanced Usage

• Technical/Industrial Context: In scientific, nutritional, or industrial contexts, "saccharose" is the precise chemical name for what is commonly called "sucrose" or "table sugar."
  • The experiment measured the rate of saccharose hydrolysis into glucose and fructose.

Variants and Related Words

• Sucrose (n): The more common scientific and commercial synonym for saccharose.
  • Sucrose and saccharose refer to the same chemical compound.
• Disaccharide (n): The category of sugars to which saccharose belongs, meaning it is composed of two monosaccharide units.

Synonyms

• Sucrose: The most direct and commonly used synonym.
• Table sugar: The common household name for refined saccharose.
• Cane sugar: Specifies saccharose derived from sugarcane.

Related Phrases and Terms

• Saccharose intolerance: A rare metabolic disorder where the body cannot digest saccharose.
  • The patient was diagnosed with saccharose intolerance.
• Saccharose content: A phrase used in nutritional labeling and food science.
  • The saccharose content of this beverage is very high.

Học thuật

Noun

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

Từ đồng nghĩa

• sucrose