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noun a monosaccharide sugar that has several forms; an important source of physiological energy
originEtymology tree Ancient Greek γλεῦκος (gleûkos)der. French glucose English glucose From French, from Ancient Greek γλεῦκος (gleûkos, “wine, must”). By surface analysis, gluco- + -ose; note that -ose is derived from the word glucose.
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