Glucoses

/ˈɡluːkoʊsɪz/ noun

Definition

Plural of glucose; multiple forms or samples of the simple sugar glucose, or different types of glucose molecules.

Etymology

From glucose (from Greek gleukos 'sweet wine' + -ose, a chemical suffix for sugars) + -es plural. Simply the plural form of the fundamental simple sugar.

Kelly Says

When chemists say 'glucoses,' they might mean different forms like alpha-glucose and beta-glucose—the exact same atoms arranged differently, which sounds identical but changes whether your enzymes can use them.

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