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glucoseMain Entry: glu·cose Pronunciation: \ˈglü-ˌkōs, -ˌkōz\ Function: noun Etymology: French, modification of Greek gleukos must, sweet wine; akin to Greek glykys sweet — more at dulcet Date: 1840 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
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