Synonyms for glucose
ˈglu koʊsglu·cose

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1. glucosenoun

   Synonyms:
   blood sugar, grape sugar, corn sugar

2. glucosenoun

   A simple monosaccharide (sugar) with a molecular formula of CHO; it is a principle source of energy for cellular metabolism.

   Synonyms:
   blood sugar, grape sugar, corn sugar

Princeton's WordNet

1. glucosenoun

   a monosaccharide sugar that has several forms; an important source of physiological energy

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1. • Aldohexose

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1. glucosenoun

   Synonyms:
   grape-sugar, starch-sugar

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1. List of paraphrases for "glucose":

   hyperglycemia

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1. Nir Barzilai:

   We kind of know what are the main nodes that have to happen for the body to be resilient to stresses and be able to live longer. They include pathways like the insulin signaling pathway or the growth pathway and some other mechanisms, it happens that this drug, metformin, works on several of those mechanisms that are so crucial to stop the aging process— glucose being one of them but not a central one.

2. Roman Hovorka:

   It's more health economics than the actual treatment, i think the potential for improving glucose control is definitely there.

3. Alpa Patel:

   Several factors could explain the positive association between time spent sitting and higher all-cause death rates, prolonged time spent sitting, independent of physical activity, has been shown to have important metabolic consequences, and may influence things like triglycerides, high-density lipoprotein, cholesterol, fasting plasma glucose, resting blood pressure and leptin, which are biomarkers of obesity and cardiovascular and other chronic diseases.

4. Maryann McLaughlin:

   By exercising, you can increase the muscle cells to use the glucose and insulin more efficiently.

5. James Betts:

   More variable glucose levels can indicate a poorer diet or a more unsteady metabolism, and chronic inflammation from the body's excess exposure to glucose can lead to issues like diabetes or cardiovascular disease.