idose

I1D2O1S1E1
US/ˈaɪˌdoʊs/

noun

A sugar C₆H₁₂O₆ epimeric with gulose and obtainable along with gulose by synthesis from xylose.

OriginEnglish (gul)ose ← French glucose ← Ancient Greek γλεῦκος (gleûkos) →
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Meanings

nounidose (plural idoses)

plural idoses

  1. biochemistryA sugar C₆H₁₂O₆ epimeric with gulose and obtainable along with gulose by synthesis from xylose.

Origin

  1. Latinīd(em)
  2. Proto-Hellenic*dléukus?
  3. Ancient Greekγλεῦκος (gleûkos)
  4. Frenchglucose
  5. Englishglucosebf.
  6. English(gul)ose
  7. Englishidose

From Latin īd(em) (“the same”) + English (gul)ose.

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Translations

Spanish idosa
  • idosaaldohexose

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

eidosdiosesodie
Cite this entry
APA

idose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/idose

MLA

“idose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/idose. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “idose,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/idose.

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