Meaning & use
Glycose
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An older, now largely obsolete chemical term for glucose or, more generally, any simple sugar (monosaccharide).
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Nineteenth-century chemists used 'glycose' before the term 'glucose' became standardized.
Some historical texts refer to blood sugar as glycose rather than glucose.
A note on using this word
"Glycose" has largely fallen out of use in modern chemistry, replaced by the more precise term "glucose."
Words with a similar meaning
glucosedextrose
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