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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.
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Fructose
is always a great word to know.
So is macromolecule. Does it mean:
| very large molecule composed of hundreds or thousands of atoms |
| class of compounds containing only hydrogen and carbon |
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Word Origin & History
fructose
"sugar found in fruit," 1864, coined in Eng. from L. fructus (see fruit) + chemical suffix -ose.
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Medical Dictionary
fructose fruc·tose (frŭk'tōs', fr&oobreve;k'-)
n.
A very sweet sugar occurring in many fruits and honey and used as a preservative for foodstuffs and as an intravenous nutrient. Also called fruit sugar, levulose.
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Science Dictionary
fructose  (frŭk'tōs') Pronunciation Key
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. |
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