FRUCTOSE


Meaning of FRUCTOSE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfrək-ˌtōs, ˈfrük-, ˈfru̇k-, -ˌtōz ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary fruct- (from Latin fructus fruit) + -ose (II)

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.