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glucose

noun
🔊/ˈɡluːkəʊs/, 🔊/ˈɡluːkəʊz/
🔊/ˈɡluːkəʊs/, 🔊/ˈɡluːkəʊz/
 [uncountable]
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  1. a simple type of sugar that is an important energy source in living things and that is a part of many carbohydrates葡萄糖；右旋糖Topics Physics and chemistryc1
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryGlucose is used before these nouns:
    • concentration
    • intolerance
    Glucose is used after these nouns:
    • blood
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    Word Originmid 19th cent.: from French, from Greek gleukos ‘sweet wine’, related to glukus ‘sweet’.