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Definitions for Glucose
[1] a sugar, C6 H12 O6 , having several optically different forms, the common dextrorotatory form (dextroglucose, or -glucose) occurring in many fruits, animal tissues and fluids, etc., and having a sweetness about one half that of ordinary sugar, and the rare levorotatory form (levoglucose, or -glucose) not naturally occurring.
[2] Also called starch syrup. a syrup containing dextrose, maltose, and dextrine, obtained by the incomplete hydrolysis of starch.
[3] a white crystalline monosaccharide sugar that has several optically active forms, the most abundant being dextrose: a major energy source in metabolism. Formula: C 6 H 12 O 6
[4] a yellowish syrup (or, after desiccation, a solid) containing dextrose, maltose, and dextrin, obtained by incomplete hydrolysis of starch: used in confectionery, fermentation, etc
Words related to Glucose
sugar, starch, lactose, cellulose, carbohydrate, molasses, galactose, glycogen, monosaccharide, disaccharide, sucrose, maltose, fructose, dextrose, dextrin, polysaccharide, candy, levulose, saccharin, xylose
Words nearby Glucose
glucoprotein, glucopyranose, glucosamine, glucosamine sulphate, glucosan, glucose, glucose oxidase method, glucose tolerance test, glucose transport maximum, glucose-6-phosphatase, glucose-6-phosphate
Origin of Glucose
1830–40; < French < Greek glyk(ýs ) sweet + French -ose -ose2
Other words from Glucose
glu·cos·ic , adjective
non·glu·cose , noun
Word origin for Glucose
C19: from French, from Greek gleukos sweet wine; related to Greek glukus sweet
Synonyms for Glucose
blood glucose