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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024glu•cose /ˈglukoʊs/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Biochemistrya simple sugar, C6H12O6,, that is produced by plants during the process of photosynthesis and is the principal source of energy for all living organisms.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024glu•cose (glo̅o̅′kōs),USA pronunciation n. [Biochem.]- Biochemistrya sugar, C6H12O6, having several optically different forms, the common dextrorotatory form (dextroglucose, ord -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 l -glucose) not naturally occurring.
- BiochemistryAlso called starch syrup. a syrup containing dextrose, maltose, and dextrine, obtained by the incomplete hydrolysis of starch.
- Greek glyk(ýs) sweet + French -ose -ose2
- French
- 1830–40
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: glucose /ˈɡluːkəʊz -kəʊs/ n - a white crystalline monosaccharide sugar that has several optically active forms, the most abundant being dextrose: a major energy source in metabolism. Formula: C6H12O6
- a yellowish syrup (or, after desiccation, a solid) containing dextrose, maltose, and dextrin, obtained by incomplete hydrolysis of starch: used in confectionery, fermentation, etc
Etymology: 19th Century: from French, from Greek gleukos sweet wine; related to Greek glukus sweet |