Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for glucose. Search instead for glucon.
Definitions

glucose

[gloo-kohs] / ˈglu koʊs /
NOUN
blood sugar
Synonyms






Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Instead, the conversation turns to the longevity industrial complex—biological-age testing, sleep scores, continuous glucose monitors, elaborate supplement stacks.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

Cells lining blood vessels in the brain contain a transporter called GLUT1 that normally carries glucose into the central nervous system.

From Science Daily Jul. 17, 2026

“When it’s not competing with other muscles, it gets to grab on to as much glucose and fat as possible.”

From Barron's Jun. 27, 2026

People with type 1 diabetes must monitor their blood glucose levels and administer insulin, either through injections or a pump, to replace the hormone their bodies can no longer produce enough of.

From BBC Jun. 22, 2026

When another sugar, such as glucose, was present, the lock remained intact, and no lactose-digesting genes were allowed to be activated.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

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

From An Introduction to Chemical Science by Williams, Rufus Phillips




Vocabulary lists containing glucose


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training