glucose
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Etymology
[edit]Through French, from Ancient Greek
Pronunciation
[edit]- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɡluːkəʊz/, /ˈɡluːkəʊs/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- (US, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈɡlukoʊs/, /ˈɡlukoʊz/
Noun
[edit]glucose (countable and uncountable, plural glucoses)
- (biochemistry) A simple monosaccharide (sugar) with a molecular formula of C6H12O6; it is a principle source of energy for cellular metabolism.
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Translations
[edit]simple monosaccharide sugar
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[edit]Dutch
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]glucose m (uncountable)
Synonyms
[edit]French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Coined by French chemist Eugène-Melchior Péligot, from Ancient Greek
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]glucose m (plural glucoses)
Derived terms
[edit]Verb
[edit]glucose
- inflection of glucoser:
Further reading
[edit]- “glucose”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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