GLUCOSE


Meaning of GLUCOSE in English

/ 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.

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