English word fructose comes from Latin frui, English -ose
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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frui | Latin (lat) | |
-ose | English (eng) | (chemistry) Used to form the names of sugars. Full of, like. |
fructose | English (eng) | (carbohydrate) A monosaccharide ketose sugar, formula C6H12O6. |