fucose

noun

fu·​cose ˈfyü-ˌkōs 

-ˌkōz

: 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

Examples of fucose in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For example, these bacterial recorders could detect the presence of the sugar fucose in a human’s gut, indicating an infection. —Yasemin Saplakoglu, Scientific American, 7 Feb. 2018

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary fuc- (from Latin fucus) + -ose

First Known Use

circa 1909, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

fucose

noun

fu·​cose ˈfyü-ˌkōs, -ˌkōz 

: 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