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saccharose

/ˈsækəroʊs/ /ˈsækəroʊz/

Meanings
noun
Sucrose

Examples :

"The candy bar's sweet taste comes primarily from saccharose, also known as table sugar. "
substance chemistry food biochemistry

Related Words

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sugar noun

/ˈʃʊɡə(ɹ)/ /ˈʃʊɡɚ/

Sucrose in the form of small crystals, obtained from sugar cane or sugar beet and used to sweeten food and drink.

"My grandmother added a generous spoonful of sugar to her tea. "

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from preposition

/fɹɒm/ /fɹʌm/

Used to indicate source or provenance.

"I got a letter from my brother."

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primarily adverb

/pɹaɪˈmɛɹəli/

(focus) Of a primary or central nature, first and foremost

"My brother is primarily a student; he spends most of his time studying. "

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table noun

/ˈteɪbəl/

Furniture with a top surface to accommodate a variety of uses.

"The family ate dinner around the large wooden table. "

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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also adverb

/ˈɔːl.səʊ/ /ˈɔl.soʊ/

(focus) In addition; besides; as well; further; too.

"They had porridge for breakfast, and also toast."

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sucrose noun

/ˈsjuːkɹəʊz/ /ˈsukɹoʊs/

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

"The cookies were sweet because they contained a lot of sucrose, which we know as regular table sugar. "

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comes verb

/kʌmz/

To move from further away to nearer to.

"She’ll be coming ’round the mountain when she comes [...]"

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sweet noun

/swiːt/ /swit/

The basic taste sensation induced by sugar.

"The sweet in the lemonade was very noticeable. "

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taste noun

/teɪst/

One of the sensations produced by the tongue in response to certain chemicals; the quality of giving this sensation.

"He had a strange taste in his mouth."

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candy noun

/ˈkændi/

Edible, sweet-tasting confectionery containing sugar, or sometimes artificial sweeteners, and often flavored with fruit, chocolate, nuts, herbs and spices, or artificial flavors.

"My little sister loves to eat candy after dinner. "

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known verb

/nəʊn/ /noʊn/

To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of or that.

"He knew something terrible was going to happen."