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Definition of glucose noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

glucose

noun
 
/ˈɡluːkəʊs/,
 
/ˈɡluːkəʊz/
 
/ˈɡluːkəʊs/,
 
/ˈɡluːkəʊz/
 [uncountable]
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  1. a simple type of sugar that is an important energy source in living things and that is a part of many carbohydratesTopics Physics and chemistryc1
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryGlucose is used before these nouns:
    • concentration
    • intolerance
    Glucose is used after these nouns:
    • blood
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    Word Originmid 19th cent.: from French, from Greek gleukos ‘sweet wine’, related to glukus ‘sweet’.
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