[soÌoÌâ²krÅs]. Etymology: Fr, sucre, sugar. a disaccharide sugar derived from sugar cane, sugar beets, and sorghum and made up of one molecule of glucose and one of fructose joined together in a glycosidic linkage.
Jersey City is the second most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey after Newark. It is the seat of Hudson County as well as the county's largest city.
The Heights Section of Jersey City. The Heights Section of Jersey City (aka the Jersey City Heights) was once an independent municipality known as Hudson City. Incorporated as a town in 1852, it later merged with Jersey City in 1869. The boundaries of the Heights are Paterson Plank Road on the north; the City of Hoboken on the east; Highway 139 on the south; and the Hackensack River and Penhorn Creek on the west.