Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Sugar obtained by the hydrolysis of crocetin: now known to be glucose. Also called
saffron-sugar .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A white crystalline sugar, metameric with glucose, obtained from the coloring matter of saffron.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun chemistry A white
crystalline sugar ,metameric withglucose , obtained from the colouring matter ofsaffron .
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek saffron.
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