fructose

fruc·tose  (frkts, frk-)

n.

A very sweet sugar, C₆H₁₂O₆, occurring in many fruits and honey and used as a preservative for foodstuffs and as an intravenous nutrient. Also called fruit sugar, levulose.

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[Latin frctus, fruit; see fruit + -ose.]

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fructose

Noun

a crystalline sugar occurring in honey and many fruits [Latin fructus fruit]

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fructose  (frkts)

A simple sugar (monosaccharide) found in honey, many fruits, and some vegetables. Fructose linked to glucose is the structure of table sugar, or sucrose. Fructose is an important source of energy for cellular processes. Chemical formula: C₆H₁₂O₆.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

fructose - a simple sugar found in honey and in many ripe fruits fruit sugar, laevulose, levulose ketohexose - a monosaccharide having six carbon atoms and a ketone group