gulose

English

Etymology

Alteration of glucose.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɡuˌloʊs/

Noun

gulose (plural guloses)

1. (biochemistry) A sugar C₆H₁₂O₆ stereoisomeric with glucose and obtainable by synthesis from xylose.

Derived terms

• idose

Translations

aldohexose

• Finnish: guloosi
• Spanish: gulosa (es) f

References

• “gulose”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

• -logues, Logues