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glucous

/ˈɡluːkʊs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
glu-cous
IPA
/ˈɡluːkʊs/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Sweet-tasting.

adj

Of or containing glucose.

adj

Misspelling of glaucous.

noun

Misspelling of glucose.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γλυκύς (glukús, “sweet”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: γλυκύς

Inflected Forms

more glucous (comparative) most glucous (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce glucous?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡluːkʊs/.
What does glucous mean?
Sweet-tasting.
Where does glucous come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce glucous

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