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fructose

fruc·tose [ frúk tz, frúk tss, frk tz, frk tss ]


noun 
Definition:
 
sugar in fruits and honey: a simple sugar found in fruits and honey. C6H12O6

[Mid-19th century. < Latin fructus "fruit" (see fruit)]
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