SACCHAROSE - Definition

Pronunciation:		'saku`rows
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] a complex carbohydrate found in many plants and used as a sweetening agent

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	Synonyms:	sucrose

	See Also:	brain sugar, disaccharide, galactose, plant product

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Sac"cha*rose`\, n. (Chem.) Cane sugar; sucrose; also, in general, any one of the group of which saccharose, or sucrose proper, is the type. See {Sucrose}.

Biology Dictionary

	Definition:	Literally, "sugar sugar"; a water-soluble disaccharide which is used as our everyday table sugar. It is produced by most plants but is most commonly extracted from sugarcane and sugar beets.