glucose

== English == === Etymology === From French, from Ancient Greek γλεῦκος (gleûkos, “wine, must”). By surface analysis, gluco- +‎ -ose; note that -ose is derived from the word glucose. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɡluː.kəʊz/, /ˈɡluː.kəʊs/ (US, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈɡlu.koʊs/, /ˈɡlu.koʊz/ Rhymes: -uːkəʊs, -uːkəʊz Hyphenation: glu‧cose === Noun === glucose (countable and uncountable, plural glucoses) (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 ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== glycose levoglucose == Dutch == === Pronunciation === === Noun === glucose m (uncountable, no diminutive) (biochemistry) glucose Synonym: druivensuiker == French == === Etymology === Coined by French chemist Eugène-Melchior Péligot, from Ancient Greek γλεῦκος (gleûkos, “sweet wine”). By surface analysis, gluco- +‎ -ose. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡly.koz/ === Noun === glucose m (plural glucoses) (biochemistry) glucose ==== Derived terms ==== === Verb === glucose inflection of glucoser: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “glucose”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Portuguese == === Etymology === Internationalism. Borrowed from French glucose. By surface analysis, gluco- +‎ -ose. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɔzi Hyphenation: glu‧co‧se === Noun === glucose f (plural glucoses) (biochemistry) synonym of glicose (“glucose”) === Further reading === “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