Fructose - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Fructose : (noun)

1: a simple sugar found in honey and in many ripe fruits [syn: fruit sugar, levulose, laevulose]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Fructose : \Fruc*tose"\ (fr[u^]k*t[=o]s" or fr[u^]k"t[=o]s), n. [L. fructus fruit.] (Chem.) Fruit sugar; levulose. [R.]

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Fructose : Fructose: A sugar that occurs naturally in fruits and honey. Fructose has 4 calories per gram.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)