allulose

noun

al·​lu·​lose

ˈalyəˌlōs

plural -s

: a syrupy ketohexose sugar C₆H₁₂0₆ found in the unfermentable residue from cane molasses and related stereochemically to allose and altrose

called also psicose

Word History

Etymology

all- + -ulose

First Known Use

1874, in the meaning defined above

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