fucose
fu·cose
noun \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
Origin of FUCOSE
International Scientific Vocabulary fuc- (from Latin fucus) + -ose
First Known Use: circa 1909
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