glucose [gloo-kohs] Example Sentences
Main Entry:
carbohydrate [kahr-boh-hahy-dreyt, -buh-]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: organic compound composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen
Synonyms: cellulose, dextrin, dextrose, disaccharide, fructose, galactose, glucose, glycogen, lactose, maltose, monosaccharide, polysaccharide, starch, sucrose, sugar
Main Entry: sugar
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: sweet substance
Synonyms: candy, caramel, carbohydrate, cassonade, dextrose, fructose, glucose, lactose, levulose, maltose, saccharin, saccharose, sucrose, sweetener, xylose
Main Entry: syrup
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: sweet liquid
Synonyms: glucose, maple syrup, molasses, pancake syrup, sorghum, sweetness, treacle
Example Sentences
  • Your body turns carbohydrates into a kind of sugar called glucose.
  • Plants also use glucose to make cellulose, a substance they use to grow and build cell walls.
  • But the breakthrough everybody is waiting for is a way of producing glucose really cheaply.
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