/ ˈgluːkəʊs; -kəʊz; NAmE -koʊs; -koʊz/ noun
[ U ] a type of sugar that is found in fruit and is easily changed into energy by the human body
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: from French , from Greek gleukos sweet wine, related to glukus sweet.
/ ˈgluːkəʊs; -kəʊz; NAmE -koʊs; -koʊz/ noun
[ U ] a type of sugar that is found in fruit and is easily changed into energy by the human body
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: from French , from Greek gleukos sweet wine, related to glukus sweet.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005