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Glucose

Glucose Meaning & Definition
Glucose Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Glucose?

[n] a monosaccharide sugar that has several forms; an important source of physiological energy

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See Also | aldohexose | blood glucose | blood sugar | corn sugar | dextroglucose | dextrose | grape sugar

Glucose In Webster's Dictionary

\Glu"cose`\, n. [Gr. ? sweet. Cf. {Glycerin}.] 1. A variety of sugar occurring in nature very abundantly, as in ripe grapes, and in honey, and produced in great quantities from starch, etc., by the action of heat and acids. It is only about half as sweet as cane sugar. Called also {dextrose}, {grape sugar}, {diabetic sugar}, and {starch sugar}. See {Dextrose}. 2. (Chem.) Any one of a large class of sugars, isometric with glucose proper, and including levulose, galactose, etc. 3. The trade name of a sirup, obtained as an uncrystallizable reside in the manufacture of glucose proper, and containing, in addition to some dextrose or glucose, also maltose, dextrin, etc. It is used as a cheap adulterant of sirups, beers, etc.

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