fucose

== English == === Etymology === From Latin fucus (“seaweed, kelp”) + -ose. === Noun === fucose (plural fucoses) (biochemistry) The aldohexose (3S,4R,5R,6S)-6-methyloxane-2,3,4,5-tetrol present in several glycans and mucopolysaccharides ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Latin == === Adjective === fūcōse vocative masculine singular of fūcōsus