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saccharose
(sac¦char|ose)
Pronunciation:
/ˈsakərəʊz, -s/
noun
Chemistry
another term for
sucrose
.
Origin:
late 19th century
: from modern Latin
saccharum
'sugar'
+
-ose
2
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