noun

fructose

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noun

A simple sugar found naturally in fruit and honey, sweeter than table sugar.

"Fructose gives ripe fruit much of its natural sweetness."

"Many soft drinks are sweetened with high-fructose corn syrup."

How to Use Fructose

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA type of natural sugar found in fruit.

Common pairings

high-fructose corn syrup fructose intolerance

fructoses plural

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_____ gives ripe fruit much of its natural sweetness.

Coined from Latin fructus, "fruit," plus the chemical suffix -ose used for sugars (as in sucrose, glucose).

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