Words starting with gluc
5 letter words starting with gluc
- gluck — Alma (Reba Fiersohn; Mme. Efrem Zimbalist) 1884–1938, U.S. operatic soprano, born in Romania.
6 letter words starting with gluc
- glucan — (carbohydrate) Any polysaccharide that is a polymer of glucose.
7 letter words starting with gluc
- glucans — Plural form of glucan.
- glucide — any of various organic compounds that consist of or contain a carbohydrate.
- glucina — (obsolete, chemistry) beryllium oxide.
- 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.
- glucose tolerance test — a diagnostic procedure in which a measured amount of glucose is ingested and blood samples are taken periodically as a means of detecting diabetes mellitus.
8 letter words starting with gluc
- glucagon — a hormone secreted by the pancreas that acts in opposition to insulin in the regulation of blood glucose levels.
- glucides — any of various organic compounds that consist of or contain a carbohydrate.
- glucidic — any of various organic compounds that consist of or contain a carbohydrate.
- glucinic — relating to glucinium
- glucinum — (formerly) beryllium. Symbol: Gl.
9 letter words starting with gluc
10 letter words starting with gluc
- glucogenic — the production of glucose by the decomposition of glycogen or from any nonglucose precursor.
- glucophore — a chemical group responsible for sweetness of taste
- glucosides — Plural form of glucoside.
- glucosidic — Of or pertaining to a glucoside.
- glucosuria — glycosuria.
11 letter words starting with gluc
- glucokinase — an enzyme, found in all living systems, that serves to catalyze the phosphorylation of gluconic acid.
- glucosamine — an aminosugar occurring in many polysaccharides of vertebrate tissue and also as the major component of chitin.
- glucosidase — (enzyme) Any enzyme that hydrolyses glucosides.
- glucuronide — a glycoside that yields glucuronic acid upon hydrolysis.
- glucosamine sulphate — a compound used in some herbal remedies and dietary supplements, esp to strengthen joint cartilage
12 letter words starting with gluc
- glucogenesis — the production of glucose by the decomposition of glycogen or from any nonglucose precursor.
- glucoprotein — glycoprotein.
13 letter words starting with gluc
- glucochlorose — chloralose.
- gluconeogenic — glucose formation in animals from a noncarbohydrate source, as from proteins or fats.
- glucuronidase — an enzyme that catalyzes glucuronide hydrolysis
14 letter words starting with gluc
- glucocorticoid — any of a class of steroid hormones that are synthesized by the adrenal cortex of vertebrates and have anti-inflammatory activity.
15 letter words starting with gluc
- glucocorticoids — Plural form of glucocorticoid.
- gluconeogenesis — glucose formation in animals from a noncarbohydrate source, as from proteins or fats.
- gluconeogenetic — Of or pertaining to gluconeogenesis.
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