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glu·cose
 glucose
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- pronunciation:
- glu
kos
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a form of sugar that occurs naturally in fruits, plants, and animal tissues; grape sugar.
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| definition 2: |
a syrup consisting of dextrose, maltose, dextrine, and water, used in making candy, fermenting alcohol, treating tobacco, and tanning leather; starch syrup.
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| derivation: |
glucosic (adj.) |
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