glüˈkōsəˌmēn, -ōzə- noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary glucose + amine
: a crystalline amino derivative HOCH 2 (CHOH) 3 CH(NH 2 )CHO of glucose occurring in the d -form as chitosamine and obtainable as the N -methyl derivative of the l -form by hydrolysis of streptomycin; 2-deoxy-2-amino-glucose