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Alteration of pseudofructose (influenced by psi), from pseudo- + fructose.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
psicose
Today it means: The monosaccharide (3R,4R,5R)-1,3,4,5,6-pentahydroxyhexan-2-one that is an epimer of fructose. Full definition →