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glucose

glu.cose \'glu:-.ko-s, -.ko-z\ n [F, modif. of Gk gleukos must, sweet wine; 
   akin to Gk glykys sweet] 1: a sugar C6H12O6 known in dextrorotatory, 
   levorotatory,  and racemic forms; esp : the sweet colorless soluble 
   dextrorotatory form that occurs widely in nature and is the usual form in 
   which carbohydrate is assimilated by animals 2: a starch syrup