Glucose

Origin

French, from Ancient Greek γλεῦκος (gleukos, "must, sweet wine") related to γλυκύς (glykys, "sweet"); note: -ose comes from glucose, not the other way round

Full definition of glucose

Noun

1. (carbohydrate) A simple monosaccharide (sugar) with a molecular formula of C₆H₁₂O₆

Synonyms

• grape sugar
• blood sugar
• corn sugar

Hyponyms

• dextrose
• D-glucose
  D-Glucose
• L-glucose
  L-Glucose
• dextroglucose

Hypernyms

• aldohexose
• hexose
• monosaccharide

Derived terms

• glucose syrup
• glucoside
• glucosiduronate
• isoglucose