: a sweet crystalline dextrorotatory disaccharide sugar C12H22O11 that occurs naturally in most plants and is obtained commercially especially from sugarcane or sugar beets
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Recent Examples on the WebThere are three main types of sugar molecules—sucrose, glucose, and fructose—each with different moisture-retaining abilities. Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appétit, 28 June 2022 The taste derived from L-aspartyl-L-phenylalnine methyl ester, a dipeptide of amino acids that is 200 times sweeter than sucrose or table sugar. Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Apr. 2022 The Moderna vaccine’s ingredients also include lipids (including PEG), tromethamine, tromethamine hydrochloride, acetic acid, sodium acetate and sucrose. Julie Washington, cleveland, 13 Aug. 2021 The Moderna vaccine’s ingredients also include lipids (including PEG), tromethamine, tromethamine hydrochloride, acetic acid, sodium acetate and sucrose. Julie Washington, cleveland, 13 Aug. 2021 The Moderna vaccine’s ingredients also include lipids (including PEG), tromethamine, tromethamine hydrochloride, acetic acid, sodium acetate and sucrose. Julie Washington, cleveland, 13 Aug. 2021 As the name implies, a defining characteristic of this genus is the ability to oxidize organic carbon sources like sucrose, glucose, and ethanol into acetic acid, which is known for its antimicrobial properties. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 24 Jan. 2022 These sugar-intolerance symptoms can also occur with maltose (primarily found in malt and other grains) or sucrose (commonly known as table sugar), all of which have corresponding enzymes needed to break them down, Harris-Pincus explains. Claire Gillespie, SELF, 5 Jan. 2022 The Moderna vaccine’s ingredients also include lipids (including PEG), tromethamine, tromethamine hydrochloride, acetic acid, sodium acetate and sucrose. Julie Washington, cleveland, 13 Aug. 2021 See More
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Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary, from French sucre sugar