glucose

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).

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɡlukoʊs/

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.

• grape sugar
• blood sugar
• corn sugar

• aldohexose
• hexose
• monosaccharide

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

• glycose
• levoglucose

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glucose m (uncountable)

1. glucose

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

• IPA^(key): /ɡly.koz/

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glucose m (plural glucoses)

1. glucose

• glucosé
• glucoser
• glucoserie
• glucoside
• reglucoser

glucose

1. first-person singular present indicative of glucoser
2. third-person singular present indicative of glucoser
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of glucoser
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of glucoser
5. second-person singular imperative of glucoser

• “glucose” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).