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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
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