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  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Saccharose  \Sac"cha*rose`\,  n.  (Chem.) 
  Cane  sugar;  sucrose;  also  in  general,  any  one  of  the  group 
  of  which  saccharose,  or  sucrose  proper,  is  the  type  See 
  {Sucrose}. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Sucrose  \Su"crose`\,  n.  [F.  sucre  sugar.  See  {Sugar}.]  (Chem.) 
  A  common  variety  of  sugar  found  in  the  juices  of  many  plants, 
  as  the  sugar  cane,  sorghum,  sugar  maple,  beet  root,  etc  It 
  is  extracted  as  a  sweet,  white  crystalline  substance  which  is 
  valuable  as  a  food  product,  and  being  antiputrescent,  is 
  largely  used  in  the  preservation  of  fruit.  Called  also 
  {saccharose},  {cane  sugar},  etc  By  extension,  any  one  of  the 
  class  of  isomeric  substances  (as  lactose,  maltose,  etc.)  of 
  which  sucrose  proper  is  the  type 
 
  Note:  Sucrose  proper  is  a  dextrorotatory  carbohydrate, 
  {C12H22O11}.  It  does  not  reduce  Fehling's  solution,  and 
  though  not  directly  fermentable,  yet  on  standing  with 
  yeast  it  is  changed  by  the  diastase  present  to  invert 
  sugar  (dextrose  and  levulose),  which  then  breaks  down 
  to  alcohol  and  carbon  dioxide.  It  is  also  decomposed  to 
  invert  sugar  by  heating  with  acids,  whence  it  is  also 
  called  a  {disaccharate} 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  saccharose 
  n  :  a  complex  carbohydrate  found  in  many  plants  and  used  as  a 
  sweetening  agent  [syn:  {sucrose}] 

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