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glucose

noun

glu·​cose ˈglü-ˌkōs How to pronounce glucose (audio)
-ˌkōz
1
: a crystalline sugar C6H12O6
specifically : the sweet colorless soluble dextrorotatory form that occurs widely in nature and is the usual form in which carbohydrate is assimilated by animals
2
: a light-colored syrup made from cornstarch

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web MyNetDiary also offers a separate but similar app for diabetics, Diabetes Tracker, which allows users to input medications and to monitor, track and set targets for blood glucose levels. Amy Fischer Ms, Rd, Good Housekeeping, 30 Aug. 2022 Studies have suggested that the tree, native to China, contains anti-diabetic compounds that can lower blood glucose levels in diabetic mice. Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 25 Aug. 2022 Cookies, crackers, white bread, and other refined carbohydrate products also quickly spike your blood sugar, which triggers an inflammatory response as your body tries to bring blood glucose levels down to normal. Barbara Brody, Fortune, 16 July 2022 Researchers suggested low blood glucose levels could be triggering irritability, or people could be annoyed or irritated quicker than usual when hungry. Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 7 July 2022 Measuring blood glucose levels expanded to include hemoglobin A1c levels, which measures a person's blood sugar levels over the previous three months, according to the CDC. Megan Marples, CNN, 29 June 2022 This helps maintain the right level of blood glucose levels. Mckale Montgomery, The Conversation, 19 May 2022 Studies in the early 2000s suggested that mental effort depletes the brain’s supply of energy-providing glucose, but further studies were unable to replicate those findings, per Scientific American’s Diana Kwon. Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Aug. 2022 Her blood glucose level was found to be 300, a marked increase from the normal level of below 140. Tasnim Ahmed, CNN, 28 Mar. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

French, modification of Greek gleukos must, sweet wine; akin to Greek glykys sweet — more at dulcet

First Known Use

1840, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of glucose was in 1840

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