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FORMOSE

\fˈɔːmə͡ʊz], \fˈɔːmə‍ʊz], \f_ˈɔː_m_əʊ_z]\

Definitions of FORMOSE

1900 - A dictionary of medicine and the allied sciences
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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A mixture of sugars of the composition C6H12O6, produced by the polymerization of formaldehyde.

1900 - A dictionary of medicine and the allied sciences
By Alexander Duane

A synthetic sugar which is a mixture of various hexoses, one of which is d +1 fructose.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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