glucose
glucose is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.(Chem.) Any one of a large class of sugars, isometric with glucose proper, and including levulose, galactose, etc.
- 2.The trade name of a sirup, obtained as an uncrystallizable reside in the manufacture of glucose proper, and containing, in addition to some dextrose or glucose, also maltose, dextrin, etc. It is used as a cheap adulterant of sirups, beers, etc.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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Related terms (Roget's 1911)
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- butter
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- candied
- candy
- cane
- caramel
- comfit
- confection
- confectionary
- confiture
- conserve
- corn
- cream
- damson
- desert
- dextrose
- dulcet
- dulcification
- dulcify
- dulcitude
- dulcorate
- dulcoration
- edulcorate
- food
- grocery
- honey
- honeysuckle
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- ice
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- julep
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- liqueur
- lollipop
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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