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A medical instrument for determining the amount of sugar in diabetic urine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *dlukús Ancient Greek γλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s) Ancient Greek γλεῦκος (gleûkos)der. French glucose English glucosebf. English -ose English glycose Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *meh1- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)lbor. French -mètrebor. English -meter English -ometer English glycosometer From glycose + -ometer.
