glucose

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English

Etymology

Through French, from Ancient Greek γλεῦκος (gleûkos, “wine, must”); note: -ose comes from glucose, not the other way round. In other words, the view of the word glucose as gluco- + -ose is a reanalysis rather than a historical etymology. This is unusual for being a reanalysis that works completely, that is, without any leftover nonsense syllables (such as the ham- in reanalyzed hamburger).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɡluːkəʊz/, /ˈɡluːkəʊs/
• (US, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈɡlukoʊs/, /ˈɡlukoʊz/

Noun

glucose (countable and uncountable, plural glucoses)

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

Synonyms

• grape sugar
• blood sugar
• corn sugar

Hypernyms

• aldohexose
• hexose
• monosaccharide

Hyponyms

• dextrose
• D-glucose
• L-glucose
• dextroglucose
• glucopyranose
• glucofuranose

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

See also

• glycose
• levoglucose

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

glucose m (uncountable)

1. glucose

Synonyms

• druivensuiker

French

Etymology

Coined by French chemist Eugène-Melchior Péligot, from Ancient Greek γλεῦκος (gleûkos, “sweet wine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡly.koz/

Noun

glucose m (plural glucoses)

1. glucose

Derived terms

• glucosé
• glucoser
• glucoserie
• glucoside
• reglucoser

Verb

glucose

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

Further reading

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