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noun
sugar, especially sucrose
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a complex carbohydrate found in many plants and used as a sweetening agent
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: sucrose
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: disaccharide, plant product
Narrower terms: galactose, brain sugar
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh2 Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH Sanskrit शर्क॑रा (śárkarā) Pali sakkharābor. Ancient Greek σάκχᾰρον (sákkhăron)bor. Latin saccharon Latin saccharum English saccharo- Ancient Greek γλεῦκος (gleûkos)der. French glucose English glucosebf. English -ose English saccharose From saccharo- + -ose.
