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glycose

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gly-cose
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any monosaccharide.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *dlukús Ancient Greek γλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s) Ancient Greek γλεῦκος (gleûkos)der. French glucose English glucosebf. English -ose English glycose From Ancient Greek γλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s, “sweet”) + English -ose.

Usage

Inflected Forms

glycoses (plural)

Derived Forms

glycosemia glycoside glycosometer glycosuria glycosyl

Frequently Paired Words

glucose

Questions

What does glycose mean?
Any monosaccharide.
Where does glycose come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *dlukús Ancient Greek γλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s) Ancient Greek γλεῦκος (gleûkos)der. French glucose English glucosebf. English -ose English glycose From Ancient Greek γλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s, “sweet”) + English -ose.

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