ˈglīˌkōs also -ōz noun
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Etymology: French, alteration (influenced by Greek glykys sweet) of glucose
1. archaic : glucose 1
2. : a simple sugar (as arabinose, glucose, or fructose) existing structurally in either its open-chain aldehyde or ketone modification or in its cyclic hemiacetal forms that contain furanose or pyranose rings : monosaccharide