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saccharose
1. A disaccharide (a sugar consisting of two linked monosaccharide units) found naturally in many plants used in the production of sugar.
2. A nonreducing crystalline disaccharide made up of glucose and fructose, found in many plants but extracted as ordinary sugar mainly from sugar cane and sugar beets, and widely used as a sweetener or preservative.
2. A nonreducing crystalline disaccharide made up of glucose and fructose, found in many plants but extracted as ordinary sugar mainly from sugar cane and sugar beets, and widely used as a sweetener or preservative.
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saccharo-, sacchari-, sacchar- +
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