noun
- a sweet crystalline substance obtained from sugar cane or sugar beets; table sugar
Usage: chemistry
Examples
- Sucrose is the most common type of sugar used in cooking.
- The plant converts sunlight into sucrose through photosynthesis.
- Many processed foods contain high levels of sucrose.
- Sucrose has the chemical formula C12H22O11.
- The baker measured two cups of sucrose for the cake recipe.
- Sucrose dissolves easily in water to form a sweet solution.