a simple type of sugar that is an important energy source in living things and that is a part of many carbohydrates Topics Physics and chemistryc1葡萄糖;右旋糖 Oxford Collocations DictionaryGlucose is used before these nouns:- concentration
- intolerance
- blood
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from French, from Greek gleukos ‘sweet wine’, related to glukus ‘sweet’.