Glucose

n. type of sugar (occurring in fruits, animal tissues and fluids)

Glucose (Glc), a monosaccharide (or simple sugar), is an important carbohydrate in biology. The living cell uses it as a source of energy and metabolic intermediate. Glucose is one of the main products of photosynthesis and starts cellular respiration in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes. The name comes from the Greek word glykys (γλυκύς), which means "sweet", plus the suffix "-ose" which denotes a carbohydrate.
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Glucose /glu·cose/ 1. a six-carbon aldose occurring as the d- form and found as a free monosaccharide in fruits and other plants or combined in [more]Glucose - Community and Resources

Noun
1. a monosaccharide sugar that has several forms; an important source of physiological energy
(hypernym) aldohexose
(hyponym) corn sugar

n. glucose, type of sugar