Meaning
glucose
- a simple sugar that is an important energy source in living organisms
In a sentence
Il medico monitora regolarmente i livelli di glucosio nel sangue.
The doctor regularly monitors blood glucose levels.
Questo tipo di bevanda energetica contiene molto glucosio.
This kind of energy drink contains a lot of glucose.
Quale cibo rilascia glucosio più lentamente?
Which food releases glucose more slowly?
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| glucosio | masculine · singular |
| glucosi | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Frequently used in medical contexts regarding blood sugar ('livelli di glucosio nel sangue').
- The plural 'glucosi' is extremely rare; it is almost always treated as an uncountable mass noun.