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fructose - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
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Noun
fructose (countable and uncountable, plural fructoses)
- (biochemistry) A monosaccharide ketose sugar, formula C H O.
Etymology
From Latin fructus (“fruit”) + -ose (“sugar”) (derivation of sucrose).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /ˈfɹʌk.təʊz/, /ˈfɹʊk.təʊz/
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- (US) IPA: /ˈfɹʌk.toʊs/, /ˈfɹʊk.toʊs/, /ˈfɹuk.toʊs/
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