Definition
An older or alternative term for glucose, the simple sugar that serves as the primary energy source for cells in the body.
Etymology
From glyco- (Greek glykys 'sweet') + -ose (suffix for sugars). This appears to be an archaic variant of 'glucose' used before modern chemical nomenclature standardized.
Kelly Says
Glycose reminds us that 'glucose' wasn't always the standard term—scientists experimented with different names until settling on one, and old textbooks preserve these linguistic dead-ends like amber preserves insects.
Translations
ARالعربية
جلوكوز
joo-loo-koos
BNবাংলা
গ্লুকোজ
gloo-koh-j
CACatalà
glucosa
gloo-koh-sah
CSČeština
glukóza
gloo-koh-zah
DADansk
glukose
gloo-koh-seh
DEDeutsch
Glucose
gloo-koh-zeh
ELΕλληνικά
γλυκόζη
gli-koh-zee
ESEspañol
glucosa
gloo-KOH-sah
FISuomi
glukoosi
gloo-koo-see
FRFrançais
glucose
gloo-koos
HAHA
glukosa
gloo-koh-sah
HIहिन्दी
ग्लूकोज
gloo-koh-j
HUMagyar
glükóz
gloo-koos
IDBahasa Indonesia
glukosa
gloo-koh-sah
IGIG
glukoza
gloo-koh-zah
ITItaliano
glucosio
gloo-koh-zee-oh
KKKK
глюкоза
glyu-koh-zah
KO한국어
글루코스
geul-lu-ko-seu
MSBahasa Melayu
glukosa
gloo-koh-sah
MYမြန်မာ
ပေါက်စပ်
pay-kauk-spet
NLNederlands
glucose
gloo-koos
NONorsk
glukose
gloo-koh-se
PLPolski
glukoza
gloo-koh-zah
PTPortuguês
glicose
zhee-koh-seh
RORomână
glucoză
gloo-koh-zah
RUРусский
глюкоза
glyu-koh-zah
SVSvenska
glukos
gloo-kohs
SWKiswahili
glukosi
gloo-koh-see
TAதமிழ்
குளுக்கோஸ்
koo-loo-koos
TEతెలుగు
గ्लూకోజ్
gloo-koh-j
THไทย
น้ำตาลกลูโคส
nam-taan-gloo-kohs
TLTL
glukoza
gloo-koh-zah
UKУкраїнська
глюкоза
glyu-koh-zah
VITiếng Việt
glucoz
gloo-coz
YOYO
glukoza
gloo-koh-zah
ZUZU
iglukoza
ee-gloo-koh-zah