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- US Pronunciation
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- [dee gloo-kohs]
- /di ˈglu koʊs/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [dee gloo-kohs]
- /di ˈglu koʊs/
Definitions of d-glucose word
- noun d-glucose a sugar, C 6 H 12 O 6 , having several optically different forms, the common dextrorotatory form (dextroglucose, or -glucose) occurring in many fruits, animal tissues and fluids, etc., and having a sweetness about one half that of ordinary sugar, and the rare levorotatory form (levoglucose, or -glucose) not naturally occurring. 1
- noun d-glucose Also called starch syrup. a syrup containing dextrose, maltose, and dextrine, obtained by the incomplete hydrolysis of starch. 1
- noun d-glucose (biochemistry) dextrorotatory glucose. 0
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Origin of d-glucose
First appearance:
before 1935 One of the 8% newest English words
First recorded in 1935-40
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Parts of speech for D-glucose
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d-glucose popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
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