gulose

English

Etymology

Alteration of glucose.

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɡuˌloʊs/

Noun

gulose (plural guloses)

(biochemistry) A sugar C₆H₁₂O₆ stereoisomeric with glucose and obtainable by synthesis from xylose.

Derived terms

idose

Translations

aldohexose

Finnish: guloosi
Spanish: gulosa (es) f

References

“gulose”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

-logues, Logues

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