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crocose

crocose noun: glucose obtained from saffron.

Noun

crocose (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete, sugar) glucose obtained from saffron.

Origin of crocose

From Ancient Greek κρόκος (krókos, “saffron”) + -ose.

Questions about crocose

What does crocose mean?
Crocose means glucose obtained from saffron.
What part of speech is crocose?
Crocose is a noun.

Words near crocose in the dictionary

  1. croconate
  2. croconates
  3. croconazole
  4. croconic
  5. croconic acid
  6. crocose
  7. crocosmia
  8. crocosmias
  9. crocotta
  10. crocottas
  11. crocoxanthin

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