fructose
[ fruhk-tohs, froo k-, frook- ]
/ ˈfrʌk toʊs, ˈfrʊk-, ˈfruk- /
noun
Chemistry, Pharmacology.
a yellowish to white, crystalline, water-soluble, levorotatory ketose sugar, C6H12O6, sweeter than sucrose, occurring in invert sugar, honey, and a great many fruits: used in foodstuffs and in medicine chiefly in solution as an intravenous nutrient.
Also called
levulose,
fruit sugar.
Words nearby fructose
fructify,
fructo-,
fructofuranose,
fructokinase,
fructosan,
fructose,
fructosemia,
fructoside,
fructosuria,
fructuous,
frug
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British Dictionary definitions for fructose
fructose
/ (ˈfrʌktəʊs, -təʊz, ˈfrʊk-) /
noun
a white crystalline water-soluble sugar occurring in honey and many fruits. Formula: C 6 H 12 O 6
Also called: laevulose, fruit sugar
Word Origin for fructose
C19: from Latin
frūctus fruit +
-ose ²
Medical definitions for fructose
fructose
[ frŭk′tōs′, fruk′- ]
n.
A very sweet sugar occurring in many fruits and honey and used as a preservative for foodstuffs and as an intravenous nutrient.
fruit sugar levulose
Scientific definitions for fructose
fructose
[ frŭk′tōs′ ]
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.