Medical Dictionary
glucose
glucose
noun glu·cose \ˈglü-ˌkōs, -ˌkōz\
Definition of GLUCOSE
: an optically active sugar C6H12O6 that has an aldehydic carbonyl group; especially : the sweet colorless soluble dextrorotatory form that occurs widely in nature and is the usual form in which carbohydrate is assimilated by animals
Illustration of GLUCOSE
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