fructose

== English == === Etymology === From Latin fructus (“fruit”) +‎ -ose (“sugar”) (derivation of sucrose). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈfɹʌk.təʊz/, /ˈfɹʊk.təʊz/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈfɹʌk.toʊs/, /ˈfɹʊk.toʊs/, /ˈfɹuk.toʊs/ === Noun === fructose (countable and uncountable, plural fructoses) (biochemistry) A monosaccharide ketose sugar, formula C6H12O6. ==== Synonyms ==== acrose fruit sugar ==== Hypernyms ==== ketohexose hexose monosaccharide ==== Hyponyms ==== lævulose, laevulose, levulose D-fructose L-fructose levoglucose ==== Holonyms ==== fructan ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== fructan ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Corfutes, forecuts == Dutch == === Etymology === From Latin fructus +‎ -ose. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: fruc‧to‧se === Noun === fructose f or m (uncountable, no diminutive) fructose ==== Synonyms ==== vruchtensuiker == French == === Noun === fructose m (uncountable) (biochemistry) fructose === Further reading === “fructose”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012