fructose
pronunciation
How to pronounce fructose in British English:
UK [ˈfrʌktəʊs]
How to pronounce fructose in American English:
US [ˈfrʌktoʊs]
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- Noun:
- a simple sugar found in honey and in many ripe fruits
Word Origin
- fructose
- fructose: see fruit
- fructose (n.)
- sugar found in fruit, 1857, coined in English from Latin fructus "fruit" (see fruit) + chemical suffix -ose (2).
Example
- 1. The simplest include glucose , fructose , and galactose .
- 2. Certain omega-3 fatty acids may buffer the brain from the harmful effects of fructose .
- 3. Preservatives and substitutes like high fructose corn syrup and partially hydrated oil aren 't doing your body any good .
- 4. Table sugar is crystallized sucrose , a fusion of one fructose and one glucose molecule .
- 5. Dr. moshe werman and boaz levi of the technion-israel institute of technology fed large amounts of fructose to laboratory rats .