| Pronunciation: | | 'fruktows
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[n] a simple sugar found in honey and in many ripe fruits |
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FRUCTOSE is a 8 letter word that starts with F. |
| | Synonyms: | | fruit sugar, laevulose, levulose |
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| | See Also: | | ketohexose |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Fruc*tose"\ (fr[u^]k*t[=o]s" or fr[u^]k"t[=o]s), n.
[L. fructus fruit.] (Chem.)
Fruit sugar; levulose. [R.]
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| Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | A type of sugar found in many fruits and vegetables and in honey. Fructose is used to sweeten some diet foods. It is considered a nutritive sweetener because it has calories. |
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Literally, "fruit sugar"; a very sweet six-carbon sugar that serves as a building block for more complex sugars and carbohydrates. |
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