glucose
nounUK /ˈɡluː.kəʊz/ · CA, US /ˈɡlu.koʊs/
Etymology From French, from Ancient Greek γλεῦκος (gleûkos, “wine, must”). By surface analysis, gluco- + -ose; note that -ose is derived from the word glucose.
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Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology, Natural sciences, Physical sciences A simple monosaccharide (sugar) with a molecular formula of C₆H₁₂O₆; a principle source of energy for cellular metabolism.
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anhydroglucose, carboxymethyl glucose, confectioner's glucose, deoxyglucose, fasting glucose, fluorodeoxyglucose, glucase, glucosamine, glucose 6-phosphate, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, glucose-6-phosphate isomerase, glucose-fructose, glucose-fructose syrup, glucoselike, glucose syrup, glucosic, glucoside, glucosiduronate, glucosuria, glucosyl, glucuronic, glucurono-, glutose, glycerophosphoglucose, isoglucose, monoglucose, nitroglucose, nonglucose, oral glucose, pentagalloylglucose, phosphatidylglucose, phosphoglucose, phosphoglucoseisomerase, polyglucose, random glucose- Related terms
- licorice, glycose, levoglucose