fructose
fructose · fructoses
фруктоза
Fructose, Fruchtzucker, Fruktose
A monosaccharide ketose sugar, formula C₆H₁₂O₆A monosaccharide ketose sugar, formula C₆H₁₂O₆.
UK/ˈfɹʌk.təʊz/US/ˈfɹʌk.toʊs/
» The sucrose molecule is comprised of glucose and fructose.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A monosaccharide ketose sugar, formula C₆H₁₂O₆.
Fruchtzucker, Fructose, Fruktose
фрукто́заfruktóza
More definitions
- a simple sugar found in honey and in many ripe fruits
Examples
4 sentencesThe sucrose molecule is comprised of glucose and fructose.
High fructose corn syrup is found in about everything you eat these days.
Fructose is a toxin.
Goran says HFCS contains more fructose, or fruit sugar, than other sweeteners, such as sucrose or table sugar.
Translations
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monosaccharide ketose sugar:
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monosaccharide ketose sugar:
Origin
From Latin fructus (“fruit”) + -ose (“sugar”) (derivation of sucrose).From Latin fructus (“fruit”) + -ose (“sugar”) (derivation of sucrose).
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Forms
plural: fructosesSynonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- a simple sugar found in honey and in many ripe fruits:fruit sugarlevuloselaevulose
Word family
13 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable