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glucose

/ˈɡlu.koʊs/noun2 syllables

Glucose means: a monosaccharide sugar that has several forms; an important source of physiological energy.

Synonyms for glucose3

also used for glucose

blood sugar, corn sugar, grape sugar

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What does glucose mean?1

noun

1

a monosaccharide sugar that has several forms; an important source of physiological energy

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Glucose in a sentence

  • Whoever lost a bag with a glucose meter inside, contact this address.marcelostockle
  • The sucrose molecule is comprised of glucose and fructose.Eccles17
  • My glucose was low and I felt punch drunk.Eccles17
  • Your blood glucose levels are too high.dantat65
  • Oxidation of fatty acids leads to a decrease in the use of glucose on the periphery.AlanF_US
  • The nurse gave me a glucose injection.weihaiping

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of glucose

as a noun

plural
glucoses