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An equal mixture of glucose and fructose formed by the enzymatic hydrolysis of sucrose; it is found in honey and some fruits, and also produced industrially.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: saccharum
Antonyms: none provided
a mixture of equal parts of glucose and fructose resulting from the hydrolysis of sucrose; found naturally in fruits; sweeter than glucose
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: carbohydrate, saccharide, sugar
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Dutch:
invertsuiker
— equal mixture of glucose and fructose formed by the enzymatic hydrolysis of sucrose
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Finnish:
inverttisokeri
— equal mixture of glucose and fructose formed by the enzymatic hydrolysis of sucrose
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French:
sucre inverti
— equal mixture of glucose and fructose formed by the enzymatic hydrolysis of sucrose
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Galician:
azucre invertido
— equal mixture of glucose and fructose formed by the enzymatic hydrolysis of sucrose
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Hungarian:
invertcukor
— equal mixture of glucose and fructose formed by the enzymatic hydrolysis of sucrose
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Swedish:
invertsocker
— equal mixture of glucose and fructose formed by the enzymatic hydrolysis of sucrose