fructose

ˈfrʌktəʊs

Definition

Definition of fructose - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

fruit sugar

TECH.

sweet simple sugar in fruit, also a monosaccharide C₆H₁₂O₆

TECH.

Fructose is found in apples and honey.
The baker used glucose, sucrose, and fructose in the glaze.
Nutritionists warn that too much fructose can harm the liver.

fruit sugar

levulose

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sweet simple sugar in fruit, also a monosaccharide C₆H₁₂O₆

Expressions with fructose

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high fructose corn syrup

sweet syrup from corn starch, often used in processed foods

Many sodas use high fructose corn syrup as a cheap sweetener.

Origin of fructose

Latin, fructus (fruit) + -ose (sugar)

Terms with fructose included in their meaning

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fruit sugar

chemistry

fructose found in fruits and honey

invert sugar

sugar mixture

sweetener made by breaking down sucrose into glucose and fructose

inverted sugar

sweetener

sugar mixture of glucose and fructose

sucrose

sugar chemistry

sweet substance from plants, made of glucose and fructose

corn sugar

marketing

misleading term for high fructose corn syrup

fructosuria

medical

presence of fructose in urine indicating metabolic disorder

HFCS

acr.

acr: high fructose corn syrup

sweetener made from corn used in foods

invertase

enzyme function

enzyme breaking down sucrose into glucose and fructose

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French:fructose, ...
German:Fruktose, ...
Italian:fruttosio, ...
Spanish:fructosa, ...
Portuguese:frutose, ...
Chinese:果糖, ...
Japanese:果糖, ...
Arabic:فِرَكْتوز, ...
Hebrew:פְּרוּקְטוֹז, ...
Russian:фруктоза, ...
Ukrainian:фруктоза, ...
Hindi:फ्रुक्टोज़, ...
Bengali:ফ্রুক্টোজ, ...
Catalan:fructosa, ...
Czech:fruktóza, ...
Danish:fruktose, ...
Dutch:fructose, ...
Greek:φρουκτόζη, ...
Hungarian:fruktóz, ...
Khmer:ហ្វ្រូកតូស, ...
Korean:과당, ...
Persian:فروکتوز, ...
Polish:fruktoza, ...
Portuguese (BR):frutose, ...
Romanian:fructoză, ...
Swedish:fruktos, ...
Thai:ฟรุกโตส, ...
Turkish:fruktoz, ...
Vietnamese:fructose, ...

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