glycose

noun gly·cose \ ˈglīˌkōs also -ōz \

Definition of glycose

plural -s

1 archaic : glucose 1

2 : a simple sugar (as arabinose, glucose, or fructose) existing structurally in either its open-chain aldehyde or ketone modification or in its cyclic hemiacetal forms that contain furanose or pyranose rings : monosaccharide

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