adj.
Pronunciation: ' fyü- ˌ k ō s, - ˌ k ō z
Function: noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary fuc- (fr. Latin fucus ) + -ose
Date: circa 1909
: an aldose sugar that occurs in bound form in the dextrorotatory form in various glycosides and in the levorotatory form in some brown algae and in mammalian polysaccharides typical of some blood groups