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fructosan

American  
[fruhk-tuh-san, frook-, frook-] / ˈfrʌk təˌsæn, ˈfrʊk-, ˈfruk- /

noun

Biochemistry.

  1. any of the class of hexosans, as inulin and the like, that yield fructose upon hydrolysis.

Etymology

Origin of fructosan

First recorded in 1925–30; fructose + -an

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