different between fructose vs lactulose

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?f??k.t??z/, /?f??k.t??z/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?f??k.to?s/, /?f??k.to?s/, /?f?uk.to?s/

Noun

fructose (countable and uncountable, plural fructoses)

1. (biochemistry) A monosaccharide ketose sugar, formula C₆H₁₂O₆.

Synonyms

• acrose
• fruit sugar

Hypernyms

• ketohexose
• hexose
• monosaccharide

Hyponyms

• lævulose, laevulose, levulose
• D-fructose
• L-fructose
• levoglucose

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

• Corfutes, forecuts

Dutch

Etymology

From Latin fructus +? -ose.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: fruc?to?se

Noun

fructose f or m (uncountable)

1. fructose

Synonyms

• vruchtensuiker

French

Noun

fructose m (uncountable)

1. (biochemistry) fructose

Further reading

• “fructose” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

From lact- +? (cell)ulose.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?lak.tj?.l??z/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?læk.t(j)??lo?s/

Noun

lactulose (countable and uncountable, plural lactuloses)

1. (organic chemistry, pharmacology) A synthetic disaccharide C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁ consisting of galactose and fructose units, used as a laxative for chronic constipation and as an acidifier to reduce blood ammonia levels causing neurological symptoms in advanced liver disease. It is used in solution for oral or rectal administration.

References

• “lactulose”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “lactulose”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

Anagrams

• allocutes