psicose

English

Etymology

Alteration of pseudofructose (influenced by psi), from pseudo- +‎ fructose.

Noun

psicose (plural psicoses)

1. (biochemistry) The monosaccharide (3R,4R,5R)-1,3,4,5,6-pentahydroxyhexan-2-one that is an epimer of fructose, also called allulose.

Translations

monosaccharide epimer of fructose

• Spanish: psicosa f

References

• “psicose”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

• Scopies, piscose, scopies, spicose

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pi.siˈkɔ.zi/, /psiˈkɔ.zi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pi.siˈkɔ.zi/, /psiˈkɔ.zi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /psiˈkɔ.ze/, /pi.siˈkɔ.ze/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /psiˈkɔ.zɨ/

• Rhymes: -ɔzi
• Hyphenation: psi‧co‧se

Noun

psicose f (plural psicoses)

1. psychosis (mental disorder marked by a deranged personality)

Further reading

• “psicose”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “psicose”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026