fruit sugar

See fructose.

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fruit sugar

(Elements & Compounds) another name for fructose

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fruc•tose

(ˈfrʌk toʊs, ˈfrʊk-, ˈfruk-)

n.

a crystalline, water-soluble, levorotatory ketose sugar, C₆H₁₂O₆, sweeter than sucrose, occurring in invert sugar, honey, and many fruits: chiefly used in foodstuffs.

[1860–65; < Latin frūct(us) fruit]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

fruit sugar - a simple sugar found in honey and in many ripe fruits

fructose, laevulose, levulose

ketohexose - a monosaccharide having six carbon atoms and a ketone group

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