sucrose

Meaning

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

Synonyms

saccharose

cane sugar

sugar

sucrosum

diabetes

table sugar

Translations

saccarosio

sacarosa

sacarose

saccharose

Saccharose

σακχαρόζη

sacharose

sacarosa

سكروز

Rohrzucker

καλαμοσάκχαρο

sucrosa

sakaroz

sakkaroz

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsukɹoʊs/

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂
Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH
Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH
Sanskrit शर्करा (śárkarā)
Gandhari 𐨭𐨐𐨪 (śakara)bor.
Middle Persian 𐭱𐭪𐭥 (šakar)bor.
Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar)bor.
Old Italian zuccherobor.
Old French çucrebor.
Middle French sucre
French sucre
English -ose
English sucrose
From French sucre + English -ose.