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fructose

/ˈfɹʌk.toʊs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.02 in modern English

Syllables
fruc-tose
IPA
/ˈfɹʌk.toʊs/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A monosaccharide ketose sugar, formula C₆H₁₂O₆.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Latin fructus (“fruit”) + -ose (“sugar”) (derivation of sucrose).

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈfɹʌk.toʊs/
  • British English: /ˈfɹʌk.təʊz/

Usage

Inflected Forms

fructoses (plural)

Derived Forms

fructosamine fructosediphosphate fructosemia fructoside fructosuria fructosyl glutose hyperfructosemia nonfructose oligofructose xylosylfructose

Phrases

D-fructose fructose 1,6-bisphosphate fructose 6-phosphate fructose syrup glucose-fructose glucose-fructose syrup high fructose corn syrup high-fructose corn syrup

Frequently Paired Words

fructan

Synonyms

acrose fruit sugar levulose laevulose

Questions

How do you pronounce fructose?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɹʌk.toʊs/.
What does fructose mean?
A monosaccharide ketose sugar, formula C₆H₁₂O₆.
Where does fructose come from?
From Latin fructus (“fruit”) + -ose (“sugar”) (derivation of sucrose).

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