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glucose
[ gloo-kohs ]
noun
- a sugar, C 6 H 12 O 6 , having several optically different forms, the common dextrorotatory form dextroglucose, or d-glucose occurring in many fruits, animal tissues and fluids, etc., and having a sweetness about one half that of ordinary sugar, and the rare levorotatory form levoglucose, or l-glucose not naturally occurring.
- Also called starch syr·up [stahrch, , sur, -, uh, p, sir, -, uh, p]. a syrup containing dextrose, maltose, and dextrine, obtained by the incomplete hydrolysis of starch.
glucose
/ -kəʊs; ˈɡluËkəʊz; É¡luËˈkÉ’sɪk /
noun
- a white crystalline monosaccharide sugar that has several optically active forms, the most abundant being dextrose: a major energy source in metabolism. Formula: C 6 H 12 O 6
- a yellowish syrup (or, after desiccation, a solid) containing dextrose, maltose, and dextrin, obtained by incomplete hydrolysis of starch: used in confectionery, fermentation, etc
glucose
/ ²µ±ô´ÇÌ…´Ç̅′°ìŲõ′ /
- A monosaccharide sugar found in plant and animal tissues. Glucose is a product of photosynthesis, mostly incorporated into the disaccharide sugar sucrose rather than circulating free in the plant. Glucose is essential for energy production in animal cells. It is transported by blood and lymph to all the cells of the body, where it is metabolized to form carbon dioxide and water along with ATP, the main source of chemical energy for cellular processes. Glucose molecules can also be linked into chains to form the polysaccharides cellulose, glycogen, and starch. Chemical formula: C 6 H 12 O 6 .
- See more at cellular respiration
Notes
Derived Forms
- glucosic, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²µ±ô³Ü·³¦´Ç²õ·¾±³¦ [gloo-, koh, -sik], adjective
- ²Ô´Ç²Ô·²µ±ô³Ü·³¦´Ç²õ±ð noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of glucose1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of glucose1
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Example Sentences
Vu also recommended using an invert sugar, which is a liquid mixture of the monosaccharides glucose and fructose.
In countries with no sugar tax, they contain much more glucose and often no glycerol at all, the authors say.
Using the figures from the 20-year-old paper, it's estimated that a four hour dialysis session seems to increase glucose use by 9g – only around 36 additional calories burned.
The relationship with glucose metabolism may be a crucial central part in the many related conditions it seems to treat.
A traditional Gatorade beverage contains glucose and dextrose, which are both known as simple sugars.
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