/ ˈfrʌktəʊs; -təʊz; NAmE -toʊs; -toʊz/ noun
[ U ] ( chemistry ) a type of sugar found in fruit juice and honey
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: from Latin fructus fruit + -ose .
/ ˈfrʌktəʊs; -təʊz; NAmE -toʊs; -toʊz/ noun
[ U ] ( chemistry ) a type of sugar found in fruit juice and honey
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: from Latin fructus fruit + -ose .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005