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glucoprivation

glucoprivation noun: a lowering of blood glucose level that triggers a feeling of hunger.

Noun

glucoprivation (uncountable)

  1. A lowering of blood glucose level that triggers a feeling of hunger

Origin of glucoprivation

From gluco- + privation.

Questions about glucoprivation

What does glucoprivation mean?
Glucoprivation means a lowering of blood glucose level that triggers a feeling of hunger.
What part of speech is glucoprivation?
Glucoprivation is a noun.

Words near glucoprivation in the dictionary

  1. glucopenic
  2. glucopentaose
  3. glucopentaoses
  4. glucophilic
  5. glucoplastic
  6. glucoprivation
  7. glucoprotein
  8. glucoproteins
  9. glucopsychosine
  10. glucopyranose
  11. glucopyranoses

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