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glucose

[gloo-kohs] / ˈglu koʊs /
NOUN
blood sugar
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The genetically modified mice also demonstrated improved glucose tolerance, indicating that their bodies were better able to manage blood sugar after receiving glucose.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

Carbon dioxide and water meet in the chloroplasts, where solar energy breaks down their molecules and reassembles them into the sugar glucose plus “a side order of oxygen,” the author writes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

At the same time, consuming fat before glucose stimulated an early increase in several hormones, including glucagon, GIP, and GLP-1.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

The scientists then measured blood glucose levels and several hormones involved in blood sugar regulation, including insulin, glucagon, GIP, and GLP-1.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

But for the glucose and caffeine tablets in his survival pack, he would have ground to a halt hours ago.

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz

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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