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sucrose

suc·rose

UK/ˈsuːkɹəʊz/ US/ˈsukɹoʊs/ uncommon

noun

1.

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

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Origin

From French sucre (“sugar”) + English -ose.

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