sucrose
noun/ˈsuːkroʊs/
Frequency rank: #16,359 most common English word
Meaning
A natural sugar found in plants, composed of glucose and fructose, commonly known as table sugar.
Example sentence
Table sugar is mostly sucrose, which is made up of glucose and fructose joined together.
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