fructose

fructose definition - medical

fruc·tose (frŭkˈtōsˌ, fro͝okˈ-)

noun
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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