drupose

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noun

A substance produced together with glucose by the action of moderately diluted hydrochloric acid on the stony concretions found in pears.

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Meanings

noundrupose (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountablechemistryA substance produced together with glucose by the action of moderately diluted hydrochloric acid on the stony concretions found in pears.

Origin

Blend of drupe + glucose

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APA

drupose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drupose

MLA

“drupose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drupose. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “drupose,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drupose.

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