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fructose-6-phos·phate | \ -ˈfäs-ˌfāt 
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\Medical Definition of fructose-6-phosphate
: a phosphate of fructose C6H13O9P that is formed as an intermediate in carbohydrate metabolism and can be reversibly converted to glucose-6-phosphate
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