fructose

Meanings

Plural: fructoses

Noun

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

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

acrose, fruit sugar, laevulose, levulose

Scrabble Score: 13

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

Words With Friends Score: 15

fructose is a valid Words With Friends word