glycosometer

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noun

A medical instrument for determining the amount of sugar in diabetic urine.

OriginAncient Greek μέτρον (métron) ← Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- ← English glycose →
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Meanings

nounglycosometer (plural glycosometers)

plural glycosometers

  1. A medical instrument for determining the amount of sugar in diabetic urine.

Origin

  1. Proto-Hellenic*dlukús
  2. Ancient Greekγλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s)
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dléukus?
  4. Ancient Greekγλεῦκος (gleûkos)
  5. Frenchglucose
  6. Englishglucosebf.
  7. Englishglycose
  8. Proto-Indo-European*med-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*meh₁-
  10. Ancient Greekμέτρον (métron)
  11. Englishglycosometer

From glycose + -ometer.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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