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Glucose

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Glucose"

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Word	Definition
carbohydratenoun	(organic chemistry, nutrition) A sugar, starch, or cellulose that is a food source of energy for an animal or plant.
hypoglycaemianoun	(medicine) Alternative spelling of hypoglycemia. [(pathology) A too low level of blood glucose.]
hyperglycemianoun	(pathology) An unusually high concentration of sugar in the blood
hypoglycemianoun	(pathology) A too low level of blood glucose.
sugarnoun	(uncountable) Sucrose in the form of small crystals, obtained from sugar cane or sugar beet and used to sweeten food and drink.
sucrenoun	The former currency of Ecuador, divided into 100 centavos.
dextroglucosenoun	(archaic) dextrose (D-glucose) form of glucose
aldohexosenoun	(biochemistry) Any hexose containing an aldehyde group.
cerelosenoun	—
glycosenoun	(biochemistry) Any monosaccharide.
d-glucosenoun	(biochemistry) dextrorotatory glucose
dextrosenoun	The naturally occurring dextrorotatory form of glucose monosaccharide molecule.
monosaccharidenoun	(biochemistry) A simple sugar that has a single ring, such as glucose, fructose or deoxyribose.
glucopyranosenoun	(biochemistry) The pyranose form of glucose
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hexosenoun	(biochemistry) A sugar or saccharide containing six carbon atoms.
insulinnoun	A polypeptide hormone that regulates carbohydrate metabolism (in various animals including humans).
fructosenoun	(biochemistry) A monosaccharide ketose sugar, formula C₆H₁₂O₆.
glycogennoun	(biochemistry) A polysaccharide that is the main form of carbohydrate storage in animals; converted to glucose as needed.
sugarsnoun	(uncountable) Sucrose in the form of small crystals, obtained from sugar cane or sugar beet and used to sweeten food and drink.