fructose /fruk″tōs, fro͝ok″-/ , a yellowish-to-white, crystalline, water-soluble levorotatory ketose monosaccharide that is sweeter than sucrose. It is found in honey and several fruits and combines with glucose to form the disaccharide sucrose. See also high-fructose corn syrup. Also called fruit sugar, levulose. See also high-fructose corn syrup.
