n.
Pronunciation: ' fr ə k- ˌ t ō s, ' frük-, ' fru ̇ k-, - ˌ t ō z
Function: noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary fruct- (fr. Latin fructus fruit) + 2 -ose
Date: circa 1864
1 : a crystalline sugar C 6 H 12 O 6 sweeter and more soluble than glucose
2 : the very sweet levorotatory D -form of fructose that occurs especially in fruit juices and honey ― called also fruit sugar levulose