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glucose

[gloo-kohs] / ˈglu koʊs /
NOUN
blood sugar
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Garcia had a glucose monitor slapped on his wrist for two weeks ahead of the trip.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026

A conventional glucose sensor, similar to those worn on the upper arm by many people with diabetes, continuously measures glucose concentrations in tissue.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026

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

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

In English it said the ration consisted of eighteen fortified biscuits of baked wheat, an­imal fat and glucose, and that no more than six should be eaten in a twenty-four-hour period.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel

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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