glycose

noun

gly·​cose

ˈglīˌkōs also -ōz

plural -s

1

archaic : glucose sense 1

2

: a simple sugar (as arabinose, glucose, or fructose) existing structurally in either its open-chain aldehyde or ketone modification or in its cyclic hemiacetal forms that contain furanose or pyranose rings : monosaccharide

Word History

Etymology

French, alteration (influenced by Greek glykys sweet) of glucose

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