Synonyms & related words for glycose

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of glycose. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to glycose

Explore words related to glycose — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include aldohexose, glucose, carbohydrate, hexosan, aldopentose, sorbose, ketose, hexose. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does glycose come from?

The word glycose breaks down into 2 roots of Greek and French origin: glyc, from Greek glykys (“sweet”); and -ose, from French -ose (“sugar, carbohydrate”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.