First Known Use: circa 1909
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fucose
noun fu·cose \ˈfyü-ˌkōs, -ˌkōz\
Definition of FUCOSE
: an aldose sugar that occurs in bound form in the dextrorotatory form in various glycosides and in the levorotatory form in some brown algae and in mammalian polysaccharides typical of some blood groups
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Origin of FUCOSE
International Scientific Vocabulary fuc- (from Latin fucus) + -ose
Medical Dictionary
fucose
noun fu·cose \ˈfyü-ˌkōs, -ˌkōz\
Medical Definition of FUCOSE
: an aldose sugar that occurs in bound form in the dextrorotatory D-form in various glycosides and in the levorotatory L-form in some brown algae and in mammalian polysaccharides typical of some blood groups
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