glucose phosphate

noun

: a phosphate ester of glucose: such as

a

: glucose-1-phosphate

b

: glucose-6-phosphate

Word History

First Known Use

1912, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for glucose phosphate

• glycerophosphate
• organophosphate
• bisphosphate
• diphosphate
• triphosphate
• metaphosphate
• monophosphate
• orthophosphate
• polyphosphate
• pyrophosphate
• superphosphate

Medical Definition

glucose phosphate

noun

: a phosphate ester of glucose: as

a

: glucose-1-phosphate

b

: glucose-6-phosphate