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glucose

/ˈɡluːkəʊs/noun

उच्चारण ग्लूकोस

ग्लूकोज़

Core word

noun
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    [U]

    a type of natural sugar that is found in fruit and gives energy

    ग्लूकोज़

    • blood glucose level
    • The doctor gave the weak patient a glucose drip.
    • Athletes often drink water with glucose during a match.
    + 2 more examples
    • The body breaks down food to produce glucose.
    • Check your glucose level before every meal.

    Synonyms sugar dextrose

§Structures (grammar patterns) 5

glucose (uncountable)

Glucose is a natural sugar found in fruit that gives energy; as a substance it is uncountable.

Glucose फलों में पाई जाने वाली प्राकृतिक शर्करा है जो ऊर्जा देती है; पदार्थ के रूप में यह uncountable है।

  • Glucose gives the body quick energy.
  • The doctor gave the patient glucose.

blood glucose / glucose level

In medicine, glucose is used in phrases such as blood glucose level, which doctors measure.

चिकित्सा में glucose का प्रयोग blood glucose level जैसे वाक्यांशों में होता है, जिसे डॉक्टर मापते हैं।

  • He checks his blood glucose every morning.
  • The glucose level was too high.

glucose + noun

It combines with nouns such as drink, drip, tablet and syrup.

यह drink, drip, tablet और syrup जैसे nouns के साथ आता है।

  • The nurse gave her a glucose drip.
  • Athletes often take glucose tablets.

glucose vs sugar

Glucose is one kind of sugar; sugar is the general word for sweet carbohydrates.

Glucose एक प्रकार की शर्करा है; sugar मीठे carbohydrates के लिए सामान्य शब्द है।

  • Fruits have fructose, and blood has glucose.

glucose (chemical formula and use)

The formula of glucose is C6H12O6; in biology, it is the main product of photosynthesis and the fuel of respiration.

Glucose का सूत्र C6H12O6 है; जीव-विज्ञान में यह प्रकाश-संश्लेषण का मुख्य उत्पाद और श्वसन का ईंधन है।

  • Glucose is made in photosynthesis and burnt in respiration.
+Collocations 4

noun + glucose

bloodplasmafastingtissue

  • Fasting glucose is tested before breakfast.

glucose + noun

leveldriptabletsyrupbiscuit

  • The runner drank a glucose drink at the finish.

verb + glucose

produceabsorbburnstorerelease

  • The liver stores glucose for later use.

adjective + glucose

highlownormalexcess

  • Low glucose can make you feel dizzy.
“More examples 6
  • Plants make glucose from sunlight, water and carbon dioxide.

पौधे सूर्य के प्रकाश, पानी और कार्बन डाइऑक्साइड से glucose बनाते हैं।

  • Radhika gave her grandfather a glucose biscuit with his tea.

राधिका ने अपने दादा को चाय के साथ glucose बिस्कुट दिया।

  • Brain cells use glucose as their main fuel.

मस्तिष्क की कोशिकाएँ glucose को अपने मुख्य ईंधन के रूप में प्रयोग करती हैं।

  • The marathon runner took glucose water to regain energy.

मैराथन धावक ने ऊर्जा वापस पाने के लिए glucose का पानी लिया।

  • Diabetes is a disease in which the body cannot control glucose.

मधुमेह वह रोग है जिसमें शरीर glucose को नियंत्रित नहीं कर पाता।

  • The nurse checked the child's glucose level before surgery.

नर्स ने शल्य-क्रिया से पहले बच्चे का glucose स्तर जाँचा।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ She took a glucose for energy.

✓ She took some glucose for energy.

Glucose is uncountable and does not take a.

'Glucose' uncountable है और 'a' नहीं लेता।

✗ The glucoses in blood is measured.

✓ The glucose in blood is measured.

Glucose as a substance has no plural.

पदार्थ के रूप में 'glucose' का plural नहीं होता।

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

sugar dextrose

✓In the exam

General knowledge

Science: plants make glucose by photosynthesis; its formula is C₆H₁₂O₆.

विज्ञान में पौधे प्रकाश-संश्लेषण से ग्लूकोज़ बनाते हैं; इसका सूत्र C₆H₁₂O₆ है।