Synonyms for glucose

Grammar : Noun

Spell : gloo-kohs

Phonetic Transcription : ˈglu koʊs

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Définition of glucose

Origin : 1840, from French glucose (1838), said to have been coined by French professor Eugène Melchior Péligot (1811-1890) from Greek gleukos "must, sweet wine," related to glykys "sweet, delightful, dear," from *glku-, dissimilated in Greek from PIE *dlk-u- "sweet" (cf. Latin dulcis). It first was obtained from grape sugar.

As in blood sugar : noun level of glucose in blood
As in carbohydrate : noun organic compound composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen
As in sugar : noun sweet substance
As in syrup : noun sweet liquid

Example sentences :

This was directly established for glucose, lævulose, galactose, and arabinose .
Extract from : « Researches on Cellulose » by C. F. Cross

Why must the starchy foods be changed in the body into sugar, or glucose?
Extract from : « A Handbook of Health » by Woods Hutchinson

Boiled in dilute acids it splits into murrayetin and glucose.
Extract from : « The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines » by T. H. Pardo de Tavera

I have a good notion to poison myself by eating some of your glucose sugar.
Extract from : « Peck's Bad Boy and His Pa » by George W. Peck

Glucose is also found in considerable amount in sweet corn and onions.
Extract from : « Foods and Household Management » by Helen Kinne

Curve A shows the normal course of fermentation of yeast-juice with glucose.
Extract from : « Alcoholic Fermentation » by Arthur Harden

The extent of fermentation does not differ materially from that attained with glucose.
Extract from : « Alcoholic Fermentation » by Arthur Harden

This substance is transformed into glucose by the kidneys of healthy persons.
Extract from : « A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis » by James Campbell Todd

Glucose is by far the most common, and is the only one of clinical importance.
Extract from : « A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis » by James Campbell Todd

The presence of glucose is the essential feature of the disease.
Extract from : « A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis » by James Campbell Todd

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