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Synonyms for fructose

Grammar : Noun
Spell : fruhk-tohs, froo k-, frook-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfrʌk toʊs, ˈfrʊk-, ˈfruk-

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Définition of fructose

Origin :
  • sugar found in fruit, 1864, coined in English from Latin fructus (see fruit) + chemical suffix -ose.
  • As in carbohydrate : noun organic compound composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen
  • As in sugar : noun sweet substance
Example sentences :
  • The osones from glucose, mannose, and fructose are identical.
  • Extract from : « The Chemistry of Plant Life » by Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher
  • For the structural (stereochemical) relations of fructose see Sugar.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 » by Various
  • Slator supposes that glucose and fructose form the same compound with the enzyme.
  • Extract from : « Alcoholic Fermentation » by Arthur Harden
  • Fructose is one of the sweetest of sugars, and helps to give honey its great sweetness.
  • Extract from : « Foods and Household Management » by Helen Kinne
  • There are two common in foods, glucose and fructose; a third, galactose, is derived from more complex sugars.
  • Extract from : « Foods and Household Management » by Helen Kinne
  • The fructose is precipitated as a saccharate, which is filtered, suspended in water and decomposed by carbon dioxide.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 » by Various
  • Like glucose and fructose, galactose seems to promote the production of glycogen in the body.
  • Extract from : « Dietetics for Nurses » by Fairfax T. Proudfit
  • Three sugars of this type are known, only one (fructose) being common in plants; the others are of only theoretical interest.
  • Extract from : « The Chemistry of Plant Life » by Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher
  • Fructose (levulose, honey sugar, or "diabetic" sugar) occurs along with glucose in the juices of many fruits, etc.
  • Extract from : « The Chemistry of Plant Life » by Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher
  • When hydrolyzed by acids, or by the enzyme "invertase," it yields a mixture of equal quantities of glucose and fructose.
  • Extract from : « The Chemistry of Plant Life » by Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher
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