Synonyms for glucose
ˈglu koʊsglu·cose

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1. glucosenoun

   Synonyms:
   blood sugar, grape sugar, corn sugar

2. glucosenoun

   A simple monosaccharide (sugar) with a molecular formula of CHO; it is a principle source of energy for cellular metabolism.

   Synonyms:
   blood sugar, grape sugar, corn sugar

Princeton's WordNet

1. glucosenoun

   a monosaccharide sugar that has several forms; an important source of physiological energy

Matched Categories

1. • Aldohexose

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1. glucosenoun

   Synonyms:
   grape-sugar, starch-sugar

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1. List of paraphrases for "glucose":

   hyperglycemia

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1. Anne Milasincic Andrews:

   Your blood glucose will reach its lowest point about three hours after a meal, so you can imagine that time period is a collision of effects for many people.

2. Ginger Hultin:

   Drinking alcohol can impair the liver's ability to release the right amount of glycogen, or stored glucose, into the blood to keep blood glucose levels stable.

3. Robert Cohen:

   People can pass by one and miss by the other and it is confusion, many labeled as pre-diabetes by A1c would have diabetes if tested by the gold standard oral glucose tolerance test.

4. Maryann McLaughlin:

   By exercising, you can increase the muscle cells to use the glucose and insulin more efficiently.

5. James Gardiner:

   Our brains rely heavily on glucose for energy,.. but in our evolutionary past it would have been hard to come by. So we have a deep-rooted preference for glucose-rich foods and seek them out.