fructose
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fructose
- /ˈfɹʌk.təʊz/ UK
- /ˈfɹʊk.təʊz/ UK
- /ˈfɹʌk.toʊs/ US
- /ˈfɹʊk.toʊs/ US
- /ˈfɹuk.toʊs/ US
Where it comes from
From Latin fructus (“fruit”) + English -ose (“sugar”) (derivation of sucrose).
noun fructoses
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A monosaccharide ketose sugar, formula C₆H₁₂O₆.
Similar: acrose, fruit sugar
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: levulose, fruit sugar, laevulose, diphosphate, content, l-fructose, ketohexose, hexose, monosaccharide, hexulose, fructofuranose, fructan, fructopyranose, fructosaccharide, fructoside, fructooligosaccharide
Translations
Talk about this word "fructose." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fructose. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. fructose. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fructose "fructose." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fructose.Cite this
@misc{fructose_2026,
title = {fructose},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fructose},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
