fruit sugar

noun

: fructose sense 2

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These foods include certain dairy products containing lactose and certain carbohydrates including fruit sugar (fructose).13 How to Get an Endometriosis Diagnosis Summary Endo belly is severe lower-abdominal swelling caused by endometriosis. — Michelle Pugle, Verywell Health, 4 Nov. 2024 After all, these insects’ gut is known to host yeast that converts fruit sugar to alcohol. — Rachel Berkowitz, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2024

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circa 1872, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of fruit sugar was circa 1872

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fruit sugar

noun
: fructose

Medical Definition

fruit sugar

noun
: fructose sense 2

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