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GLUCOSE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("glucose" is a kind of...):

aldohexose (a monosaccharide sugar having six carbon atoms and an aldehyde group)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "glucose"):

glucosamine (an amino derivative of glucose that is a component of many polysaccharides)

corn sugar (dextrose made by hydrolysis of cornstarch)

dextroglucose; dextrose; grape sugar (an isomer of glucose that is found in honey and sweet fruits)

blood glucose; blood sugar (glucose in the bloodstream)

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 Context examples: 

This leads to an impaired uptake of glucose, a depletion of glycogen stores, and results in the worm's death.

(Albendazole, NCI Thesaurus)

Alcohol significantly affects brain glucose metabolism, a measure of energy use, as well as regional brain activity, which is assessed through changes in blood oxygenation.

(Study of brain energy patterns provides new insights into alcohol effects, National Institutes of Health)

This gene plays a role in glucose homeostasis and the inhibition of apoptosis.

(AKT2 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

This species is motile, grows best in SP-4 medium supplemented with glucose and is positive for beta-hemolysis.

(Mycoplasma pneumoniae, NCI Thesaurus)

In addition, the team’s previous work showed that exercise improves sensitivity to insulin and glucose handling throughout the whole body in the obese mother.

(Exercise in pregnancy improves health of obese mothers by restoring their tissues, University of Cambridge)

Hypoglycemia is a condition that occurs during the neonatal period, when there is abnormally diminished content of glucose in the blood (below 70 mg/dL ).

(Neonatal Hypoglycemia, NICHD)

It also plays a role in glucose transport, glycogen synthesis, protein synthesis and neuronal survival.

(AKT1 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

This bacteria is motile, non sporeforming, oxidase and catalase positive, hydrolyzes esculin and ferments glucose, xylose and mannitol.

(Agrobacterium radiobacter, NCI Thesaurus)

Inhibition of AKT prevents the phosphorylation of AKT substrates that mediate cellular processes, such as cell division, apoptosis, and glucose and fatty acid metabolism.

(Akt inhibitor AZD5363, NCI Thesaurus)

People with type 2 diabetes whose beta cells don't work properly have to inject insulin to keep their blood glucose levels stable.

(New Potential Approach Found to Type 2 Diabetes Treatment, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)