HyperDic: sucrose

English > 1 sense of the word *sucrose*:
NOUN	substance	sucrose, saccharose	a complex carbohydrate found in many plants and used as a sweetening agent

sucrose > pronunciation
Sounds	suw'krows
Rhymes	adios ... Santos: 36 rhymes with ows...

English > *sucrose*: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaning	A complex carbohydrate found in many plants and used as a sweetening agent.
Synonym	saccharose
Narrower	galactose, brain sugar	A simple sugar found in lactose
Broader	disaccharide	Any of a variety of carbohydrates that yield two monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis
Broader	plant product	A product made from plant material
Spanish	sacarosa
Catalan	sacarosa