glucose

From French, from Ancient Greek γλεῦκος (gleûkos, “wine, must”). By surface analysis, gluco- +‎ -ose; note that -ose is derived from the word glucose.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɡluː.kəʊz/, /ˈɡluː.kəʊs/
• (US, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈɡlu.koʊs/, /ˈɡlu.koʊz/

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• Rhymes: -uːkəʊs, -uːkəʊz
• Hyphenation: glu‧cose

glucose (countable and uncountable, plural glucoses)

1. (biochemistry) A simple monosaccharide (sugar) with a molecular formula of C₆H₁₂O₆; a principle source of energy for cellular metabolism.

   Synonyms: blood sugar, corn sugar, grape sugar

   Hypernyms: aldohexose < hexose < monosaccharide < saccharide, carbohydrate

   Hyponyms: dextrose, D-glucose, L-glucose, dextroglucose, glucopyranose, glucofuranose

• glycose
• levoglucose

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glucose m (uncountable, no diminutive)

1. (biochemistry) glucose

   Synonym: druivensuiker

Coined by French chemist Eugène-Melchior Péligot, from Ancient Greek γλεῦκος (gleûkos, “sweet wine”). By surface analysis, gluco- +‎ -ose.

• IPA^(key): /ɡly.koz/

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glucose m (plural glucoses)

1. (biochemistry) glucose

glucose

1. inflection of glucoser:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

• “glucose”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Internationalism. Borrowed from French glucose. By surface analysis, gluco- +‎ -ose.

• Rhymes: -ɔzi
• Hyphenation: glu‧co‧se

glucose f (plural glucoses)

1. (biochemistry) synonym of glicose (“glucose”)

• “glucose”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “glucose”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “glucose”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “glucose”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026