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# glucose

noun (glucose, uncountable)

«glucose» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Glucose is a kind of sugar that your body uses for energy; your blood carries it to all your cells. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glucose/#m1)
2. Plants make glucose from sunlight, water and carbon dioxide. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glucose/#m2)
3. Glucose is also sold as sweets, drinks or tablets, used by athletes and by people with diabetes when their blood sugar is low. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glucose/#m3)

### In the lessons

A science word in lessons about food, digestion, plants (photosynthesis) and health. People with diabetes check their «blood glucose». Phrases: «blood glucose», «glucose tablets», «glucose level».

### Examples

- Your body turns food into glucose for energy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glucose/#x1)
- Plants make glucose in their leaves. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glucose/#x2)
- My friend has diabetes and checks his glucose level. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glucose/#x3)
- The runner ate glucose tablets during the race. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glucose/#x4)
- Glucose travels round the body in your blood. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glucose/#x5)
- Bread and pasta are broken down into glucose. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glucose/#x6)
- Too much sugar can raise your blood glucose. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glucose/#x7)
- We tested the drink for glucose in science. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glucose/#x8)

### Note

Uncountable. Say «GLOO-kose». Glucose is one type of sugar; table sugar (sucrose) is another. Not every sweet thing is glucose.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «glucose» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glucose/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«glucose» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/glucose.html) on Mova free.