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glucose

[gloo-kohs] / ˈglu koʊs /
NOUN
blood sugar
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Along with her mother Karen, Ava-Grace monitors Paul's blood glucose levels, gives him medication and helps with dinner and jobs around the house.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

Distressed vets administered a glucose injection -- the only option, given that the cause of the ailment remains unknown -- to the 11-year-old male, known as Genghis Khan, who was struggling to breathe.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

After a meal, it’s where most of the sugar, or glucose, in our blood is sent.

From Science Daily Aug. 10, 2026

Instead, they primarily control the disease by helping tissues absorb more glucose or prompting the pancreas to release more insulin.

From Science Daily Jul. 28, 2026

She broke out the sugar water to get glucose to the brain.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

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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