Definition of FRUCTOSE

fructose

Plural: fructoses

Noun

  • A simple sugar found in many fruits and honey.
  • a simple sugar found in honey and in many ripe fruits
  • A monosaccharide ketose sugar, formula C₆H₁₂O₆.

Examples

  • He managed to play FRUCTOSE, which was sweet revenge after a long drought of good tiles.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

fruit sugar, laevulose, levulose, acrose

Scrabble Score: 13

fructose: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
fructose: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
fructose: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

fructose: valid Words With Friends Word