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Saccharose

Cane sugar; sucrose; also, in general, any one of the group of which saccharose, or sucrose proper, is the type. See Sucrose.

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Galactose 76% connected

A white, crystalline sugar, C6H12O6, isomeric with dextrose, obtained by the decomposition of milk sugar, and also from certain gums. When oxidized i…

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Sucrose 92% connected

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, wh…

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-ose unknown · 78% connection

A suffix indicating that the substance to the name of which it is affixed is a member of the carbohydrate group; as in cellulose, sucr…

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Acyl noun · 78% connection

any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group; "an example of the acyl group is the acetyl group"

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Acyl group noun · 78% connection

any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group; "an example of the acyl group is the acetyl group"

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Arabin noun · 78% connection

A carbohydrate, isomeric with cane sugar, contained in gum arabic, from which it is extracted as a white, amorphous substance.

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Aspartic acid noun · 78% connection

a crystalline amino acid found in proteins and occurring naturally in sugar beets and sugar cane

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Bagasse noun · 78% connection

Sugar cane, as it comes crushed from the mill. It is then dried and used as fuel. Also extended to the refuse of beetroot sugar.

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Cane verb · 78% connection

To make or furnish with cane or rattan; as, to cane chairs.

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Cane sugar noun · 78% connection

sucrose obtained from sugar cane

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Capital noun · 78% connection

one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis; "print…

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Capital letter noun · 78% connection

one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis; "print…

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Cerosin noun · 78% connection

A waxy substance obtained from the bark of the sugar cane, and crystallizing in delicate white laminae.

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Concrete noun · 78% connection

Sugar boiled down from cane juice to a solid mass.

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