saccharose
/'sækərous/
Definition
- 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.
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a complex carbohydrate found in many plants and used as a sweetening agent
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