GLUCOSE


Meaning of GLUCOSE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈglü-ˌkōs, -ˌkōz ]

noun

Etymology: French, modification of Greek gleukos must, sweet wine; akin to Greek glykys sweet — more at dulcet

Date: 1840

1. : a crystalline sugar C 6 H 12 O 6 ; specifically : the sweet colorless soluble dextrorotatory form that occurs widely in nature and is the usual form in which carbohydrate is assimilated by animals

2. : a light-colored syrup made from cornstarch

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