saccharose

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noun

sugar, especially sucrose

Similar
sucrose
OriginEnglish glucosebf. ← French glucose ← Ancient Greek γλεῦκος (gleûkos) →
RareScrabble 17
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Meanings

nounsaccharose (countable and uncountable, plural saccharoses)

plural saccharoses

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistrysugar, especially sucrose

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
sucrose
Broader
disaccharideplant product
Also see
sucrose

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱorkeh₂
  2. Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćárkaraH
  3. Proto-Indo-Aryan*śárkaraH
  4. Sanskritशर्क॑रा (śárkarā)
  5. Palisakkharā
  6. Ancient Greekσάκχαρ (sákkhar)
  7. Latinsaccharon
  8. Latinsaccharum
  9. Englishsaccharo-
  10. Proto-Hellenic*dléukus?
  11. Ancient Greekγλεῦκος (gleûkos)
  12. Frenchglucose
  13. Englishglucosebf.
  14. Englishsaccharose

From saccharo- + -ose.

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Cite this entry
APA

saccharose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saccharose

MLA

“saccharose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saccharose. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “saccharose,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saccharose.

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