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| blood glucose |
glucose in the blood or the concentration of glucose in the blood; blood sugar. |
| blood sugar |
glucose in the blood or the concentration of glucose in the blood. |
| corn syrup |
a sweetener derived from cornstarch, containing glucose, maltose, and dextrin. |
| glucoside |
any of several chemical compounds that yield glucose when treated with an acid or enzyme. |
| glycemic |
of or pertaining to glucose in the blood. |
| grape sugar |
see "glucose." |
| hyperglycemia |
an abnormally high blood glucose concentration. |
| hypoglycemia |
abnormally low blood glucose concentration. |
| insulin |
a hormone of the pancreas that controls the metabolism of carbohydrates by regulating the level of glucose in the blood. [1/2 definitions] |
| inulin |
a starchlike polysaccharide used to make fructose and, when water is added to it, glucose. |
| lactase |
an enzyme that breaks down lactose into glucose and galactose, and is found in certain yeasts and the intestines of animals. |
| lactose |
a carbohydrate found in milk that breaks down into glucose and galactose. [1/2 definitions] |
| monosaccharide |
a simple sugar, such as glucose or fructose, that does not hydrolyze. |
| sucrase |
an enzyme that stimulates the hydrolysis of sucrose into glucose and fructose; invertase. |
| sugar |
any of several sweet crystalline water-soluble substances such as glucose, lactose, and fructose. [1/8 definitions] |
| xanthan |
a natural gum produced by bacterial fermentation of glucose, used as a stabilizer or thickener in commercially prepared foods; xanthan gum. |
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