Clues for the word "GLUCOSE"
We've had 25 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 24 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New York Times crossword on November 03, 2024.
Definition of glucose
- n. - A variety of sugar occurring in nature very abundantly, as in ripe grapes, and in honey, and produced in great quantities from starch, etc., by the action of heat and acids. It is only about half as sweet as cane sugar. Called also dextrose, grape sugar, diabetic sugar, and starch sugar. See Dextrose.
- n. - Any one of a large class of sugars, isometric with glucose proper, and including levulose, galactose, etc.
- n. - 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.
Referring Clues
- Fruit component
- What insulin regulates the metabolism of
- Sugar found in some fruits
- Cornstarch syrup
- Blood sugar
- Insulin regulates the amount of it in the blood
- Important energy source for the brain
- Sugar in fruits
- Sugar in fruits
- Natural sugar
- Photosynthesis product
- White crystalline sugar
- Sugary stuff
- Sugar in apricots and dates
- Natural energy source
- Simple sugar
- Stick around island that's sweet
- Form of sugar found in fruit etc
- Sugar makes sticky coating for lettuce
- Clues go haywire for "sugar"
- Stick lettuce in sugar
- Sticky stuff coating lettuce produces sugar
- It's sweet to stick around 19
- Sugar hit cut in size
- Lettuce covered in sticky stuff (sugar)
Last Seen In
- New York Times - November 03, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - December 06, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - September 02, 2023
- King Syndicate - Premier Sunday - October 29, 2017
- USA Today - July 14, 2017
- New York Times - June 30, 2017
- Guardian Cryptic - June 17, 2016
- LA Times - May 05, 2016
- Guardian Prize - February 28, 2015
- Guardian Quiptic - May 26, 2014
- LA Times - March 04, 2012
- Onion A.V. Club - June 22, 2011
- Guardian Quick - November 27, 2010
- New York Times - August 21, 2009
- LA Times - May 28, 2009
- Guardian Quiptic - October 08, 2007
- New York Sun - March 09, 2006
- Guardian Quiptic - March 28, 2005
- Guardian Prize - June 28, 2003
- Washington Post - January 22, 2003
- Washington Post - April 05, 2002
- Washington Post - July 01, 2001
- New York Times - December 03, 2000
- Guardian Quiptic - September 25, 2000