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		Definition of fructose in English: fructosenounˈfrʌktəʊsˈfrʌktəʊz mass nounChemistry A sugar of the hexose class found especially in honey and fruit.  Example sentencesExamples -  The procedure is based on the cleavage of sucrose by invertase to glucose and fructose.
 -  When sucrose is hydrolyzed the mixture of glucose and fructose is called invert sugar.
 -  Glucose, sucrose and fructose are the major soluble sugars found in strawberry fruit.
 -  Glucose and fructose, two sugars found in fruits and vegetables, are monosaccharides.
 -  Invertase, for example, aids photosynthesis in vine leaves, by converting sucrose to the invert sugars fructose and glucose.
 
 
 Origin   Mid 19th century: from Latin fructus 'fruit' + -ose2.    Definition of fructose in US English: fructosenoun Chemistry A hexose sugar found especially in honey and fruit.  Example sentencesExamples -  Invertase, for example, aids photosynthesis in vine leaves, by converting sucrose to the invert sugars fructose and glucose.
 -  Glucose, sucrose and fructose are the major soluble sugars found in strawberry fruit.
 -  Glucose and fructose, two sugars found in fruits and vegetables, are monosaccharides.
 -  The procedure is based on the cleavage of sucrose by invertase to glucose and fructose.
 -  When sucrose is hydrolyzed the mixture of glucose and fructose is called invert sugar.
 
 
 Origin   Mid 19th century: from Latin fructus ‘fruit’ + -ose.     |