glucose
glucose — noun
1. a simple sugar that living things use as their main source of energy; it occurs
a simple sugar that living things use as their main source of energy; it occurs naturally in fruits and other plants.
Diya learned in biology class that glucose gives energy to every cell in the body.
glucose gives energy to every cell — subject + verb + indirect object
The doctor told Mr. Karim to check his blood glucose levels after meals.
collocation: blood glucose level
Early in the morning, Hiro's body uses stored glucose to help him wake up.
When you eat an orange, your body turns the fruit sugar into glucose for energy.
Lauren felt weak before lunch, so her coach gave her a glucose tablet.
用法筆記
Glucose is an uncountable noun and does not have a plural form. It commonly appears as a modifier in compound medical terms such as blood glucose level and glucose tolerance test.