glucide

English

Noun

glucide (countable and uncountable, plural glucides)

(biochemistry) Synonym of glycose
(organic chemistry) saccharin

Related terms

glucidic

Anagrams

cludgie

French

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γλυκύς (glukús, “sweet”) + -ide.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡly.sid/

Noun

glucide m (plural glucides)

(chemistry) carbohydrate, saccharide

Further reading

“glucide”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡluˈt͡ʃi.de/
Rhymes: -ide
Hyphenation: glu‧cì‧de

Noun

glucide m (plural glucidi)

(biochemistry) carbohydrate, saccharide, glycose

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