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
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Forms of glucose
as a noun
- plural
- glucoses