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glucose

[gloo-kohs] / ˈglu koʊs /
NOUN
blood sugar
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These gold structures are coated with even smaller platinum particles, creating a specially engineered surface that enables the chemical reaction needed to process glucose.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026

"And the catalyst only activates when glucose levels are too high."

From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026

The connected device then activates the implant, supplying the electrical energy needed for the catalyst to convert glucose into gluconate.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026

The technology works by transforming excess glucose into gluconate, a substance that can be eliminated from the body through urine.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026

That’s when Japanese chemists discovered an enzyme that could transform glucose into the much sweeter sugar molecule called fructose.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan

Sugars may be divided into two classes,—the sucroses, C12H22O11, and the glucoses, C6H12O6.

From An Introduction to Chemical Science by Rufus Phillips Williams


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