Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fucose

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.55 in modern English

Syllables: fu-cose
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The aldohexose (3S,4R,5R,6S)-6-methyloxane-2,3,4,5-tetrol present in several glycans and mucopolysaccharides

Etymology

From Latin fucus (“seaweed, kelp”) + -ose.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: -ose

Inflected Forms

fucoses (plural)

Derived Forms

deoxyfucose fucoside

Questions

What does fucose mean?: The aldohexose (3S,4R,5R,6S)-6-methyloxane-2,3,4,5-tetrol present in several glycans and mucopolysaccharides
Where does fucose come from?: From Latin fucus (“seaweed, kelp”) + -ose.

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