Fructose Definition

frŭktōs, fro͝ok-

noun

A crystalline monosaccharide found in sweet fruits and in honey; fruit sugar; levulose.

Webster's New World

A very sweet monosaccharide sugar, C₆ H₁₂ O₆ , occurring in many fruits and in honey, and used as a preservative for foodstuffs and as an intravenous nutrient.

American Heritage

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Origin of Fructose

From Latin fructus (“fruit”) + -ose (“sugar”) (derivation of sucrose).

From Wiktionary
Latin frūctus fruit fruit –ose

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Latin frūctus fruit fruit –ose

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition