gulose

G2U1L1O1S1E1
US/ˈɡuˌloʊs/

noun

A sugar C₆H₁₂O₆ stereoisomeric with glucose and obtainable by synthesis from xylose.

Scrabble 7

Meanings

noungulose (plural guloses)

plural guloses

  1. biochemistryA sugar C₆H₁₂O₆ stereoisomeric with glucose and obtainable by synthesis from xylose.

Origin

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Translations

Finnish guloosi
  • guloosialdohexose
Spanish gulosa
  • gulosaaldohexose
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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