glucose
UK /ˈɡluː.kəʊz/ · US /ˈɡlu.koʊs/ noun
Forms glucoses
- noun (biochemistry) A simple monosaccharide (sugar) with a molecular formula of C₆H₁₂O₆; a principle source of energy for cellular metabolism.
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Etymology
From French, from Ancient Greek γλεῦκος (gleûkos, “wine, must”). By surface analysis, gluco- + -ose; note that -ose is derived from the word glucose.
Webster’s 1913
- noun A variety of sugar occurring in nature very abundantly, as in ripe grapes, and in honey, and produced in great quantities from starch, etc., by the action of heat and acids. It is only about half as sweet as cane sugar. Called also dextrose, grape sugar, diabetic sugar, and starch sugar. See Dextrose.
- noun Any one of a large class of sugars, isometric with glucose proper, and including levulose, galactose, etc.
Etymology [Gr. Glycerin.]
Sources: Wiktionary · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “glucose”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details