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glucous

Syllables: glu·cous/ˈɡluːkʊs/

glucous adjective: sweet-tasting. Also the misspelling of glaucous.

Adjective

glucous (comparative more glucous, superlative most glucous)

  1. Sweet-tasting.
  2. Of or containing glucose.

Also used as

glucous is also the misspelling of glaucous.

glucous is also the misspelling of glucose.

Forms of glucous

comparativemore glucous
superlativemost glucous

Origin of glucous

From Ancient Greek γλυκύς (glukús, “sweet”).

Questions about glucous

What does glucous mean?
Glucous means sweet-tasting.
What part of speech is glucous?
Glucous is an adjective.
How do you pronounce glucous?
Glucous is pronounced /ˈɡluːkʊs/.

Words near glucous in the dictionary

  1. glucotransferases
  2. glucotriose
  3. glucotrioses
  4. glucotropaeolin
  5. glucotropaeoline
  6. glucous
  7. glucoverodoxin
  8. glucoxidase
  9. glucoxidases
  10. glucurolactone
  11. glucuronamide

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