Sucrose
/ˈsuː.kroʊs/noun
A disaccharide sugar found in plants, especially in cane and beets.
Did you know?The -ose ending in sucrose became a standard chemistry marker for sugars, so modern science quietly stamps sweetness into the names of countless carbohydrates.
Etymological Timeline
Late Latin
Latin
succarum
“sugar”
Old French
Old French
sucre
“sugar”
18th Century
French
sucre
“sugar”
1860s
English
sucrose
“the sugar compound made from glucose and fructose”
Modern English
English
sucrose
“table sugar; the common disaccharide sugar”