fructose

American  

[fruhk-tohs, frook-, frook-] / ˈfrʌk toʊs, ˈfrʊk-, ˈfruk- /

noun

1. Chemistry, Pharmacology. a yellowish to white, crystalline, water-soluble, levorotatory ketose sugar, C 6 H 12 O 6 , 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.

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fructose British  

/ -təʊz, ˈfrʌktəʊs, ˈfrʊk- /

noun

1. Also called: laevulose.   fruit sugar.  a white crystalline water-soluble sugar occurring in honey and many fruits. Formula: C 6 H 12 O 6

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fructose Scientific  

/ frŭk′tōs′ /

1. 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: C ₆ H ₁₂ O ₆ .

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Etymology

Origin of fructose

First recorded in 1860–65; fruct- + -ose ²

Example Sentences

The findings come from a study published in Science Signaling that builds on years of research into how fructose affects the liver and other organs.

From Science Daily

They compared the immune response after drinking beverages sweetened with fructose to the response after drinking glucose-sweetened beverages.

From Science Daily

Uric acid levels fell sharply, and liver cells no longer accumulated fat when exposed to fructose.

From Science Daily

The results show that the combination of the two drugs reverses the fat accumulation in the liver induced by a diet high in fat and fructose.

From Science Daily

Coca-Cola products sold in the U.S. have been sweetened with high fructose corn syrup since the 1980s.

From Salon

Related Words

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• glucose
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• starch
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