Noun: fructose 'frûk,tows or 'frúk,tows
- A simple sugar found in honey and in many ripe fruits
"Fructose is often used as a sweetener in processed foods";
- fruit sugar, levulose [N. Amer], laevulose [Brit, Cdn]
Derived forms: fructoses
Type of: ketohexose
Encyclopedia: Fructose