Synonyms for glucose
ˈglu koʊsglu·cose

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

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

Matched Categories

1. • Aldohexose

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. glucosenoun

   Synonyms:
   grape-sugar, starch-sugar

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "glucose":

   hyperglycemia

How to pronounce glucose?

How to say glucose in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

How to use glucose in a sentence?

1. Maryann McLaughlin:

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

2. Xiaying Li:

   Particular components in tea, such as polyphenols, may reduce blood glucose concentration by inhibiting the activity of α-glucosidase and/or inhibiting the activity of other enzymes, but a sufficient amount of the bioactive substance is required to be effective.

3. Arika Hoscheit:

   Diet sodas and other artificially sweetened beverages are counterproductive when it comes to heart health. Artificially sweetened drinks are associated with an increased risk of cardiometabolic diseases. One study even shows that daily consumption of diet soda may cause a 36% greater risk of metabolic syndrome and a 67% greater risk of type 2 diabetes when compared with non-diet-soda drinkers, these risks are related to the loss of ability to gauge caloric density, increased appetite, disrupted microbiome resulting in glucose intolerance and increased cravings for sugary/energy-dense foods and drinks.

4. Aidan Buffey:

   Intermittent standing breaks throughout the day and after meals reduced glucose on average by 9.51 % compared to prolonged sitting. However, intermittent light-intensity walking throughout the day saw a greater reduction of glucose by an average of 17.01 % compared to prolonged sitting, this suggests that breaking prolonged sitting with standing and light-walking breaks throughout the day is beneficial for glucose levels.

5. Maya Adam:

   Whole food carbohydrates take longer to break down into simple sugars, and a part of them — the fiber — ca n’t be broken down at all, this means that whole, intact grains do n’t cause the same spikes in blood sugar that we experience when we eat simple sugars. Blood sugar spikes trigger insulin spikes, which can destabilize our blood glucose and … be the underlying cause of health problems in the long run.