| NOUN | substance | glucose | a monosaccharide sugar that has several forms |
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| Sounds | gluw'kow.s | |
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| Rhymes | adios ... sucrose: 36 rhymes with ows... | |
| Meaning | A monosaccharide sugar that has several forms; an important source of physiological energy. | |
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| Narrower | blood sugar, blood glucose | glucose in the bloodstream |
| corn sugar | dextrose made by hydrolysis of cornstarch | |
| dextrose, dextroglucose, grape sugar | An isomer of glucose that is found in honey and sweet fruits | |
| glucosamine | An amino derivative of glucose that is a component of many polysaccharides | |
| Broader | aldohexose | A monosaccharide sugar having six carbon atoms and an aldehyde group |
| Spanish | dextrosa, glucosa | |
| Catalan | dextrosa, glucosa | |
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