glycose

G2L1Y4C3O1S1E1

noun

Any monosaccharide.

OriginEnglish glucosebf. ← French glucose ← Ancient Greek γλεῦκος (gleûkos) →
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Meanings

nounglycose (countable and uncountable, plural glycoses)

plural glycoses

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryAny monosaccharide.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
glucide

Origin

  1. Proto-Hellenic*dlukús
  2. Ancient Greekγλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s)
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dléukus?
  4. Ancient Greekγλεῦκος (gleûkos)
  5. Frenchglucose
  6. Englishglucosebf.
  7. Englishglycose

From Ancient Greek γλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s, “sweet”) + English -ose.

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Cite this entry
APA

glycose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glycose

MLA

“glycose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glycose. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glycose,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glycose.

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