glucose

Noun

Meaning

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.

Any one of a large class of sugars, isometric with glucose proper, and including levulose, galactose, etc.

The trade name of a sirup, obtained as an uncrystallizable reside in the manufacture of glucose proper, and containing, in addition to some dextrose or glucose, also maltose, dextrin, etc. It is used as a cheap adulterant of sirups, beers, etc.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

grape sugar dextrose blood sugar corn sugar cellulose fructose hydrogen sugar starch sucrose candy molasses carbohydrate caramel sorghum
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Hypernyms

aldohexose

Hyponyms

dextroglucose dextrose glucosamine blood sugar corn sugar grape sugar

Related terms

licorice

Phrases with the word

glucose derivative glucose ester uridine diphosphate glucose glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency glucose breakdown glucose breakdown breakdown

Examples

A blood glucose meter is an electronic device for measuring the blood glucose level. Source: Internet

Acetohexamide A pill taken to lower the level of glucose (sugar) in the blood. Source: Internet

Above: Here’s my glucose monitor test results after 10 days. Source: Internet

A core protein of glycogenin is surrounded by branches of glucose units. Source: Internet

After a blood glucose check with the integrated glucometer, the user can use the bolus wizard to deliver a required bolus. Source: Internet

After digestion and absorption the principal monosaccharides present in the blood and internal tissues include glucose, fructose, and galactose. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

glucoscillaren glucoscilliphaeoside glucoscilliroside glucose 6-phosphate glucose breakdown glucose breakdown breakdown