glucide

English

Noun

glucide (countable and uncountable, plural glucides)

1. (biochemistry) Synonym of glycose
2. (organic chemistry) saccharin

Related terms

• glucidic

Anagrams

• cludgie

French

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γλυκύς (glukús, “sweet”) + -ide.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡly.sid/

Noun

glucide m (plural glucides)

1. (chemistry) carbohydrate, saccharide

Further reading

• “glucide”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡluˈt͡ʃi.de/
• Rhymes: -ide
• Hyphenation: glu‧cì‧de

Noun

glucide m (plural glucidi)

1. (biochemistry) carbohydrate, saccharide, glycose