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Where does “gluco-” come from?

gluco- (English) comes from Ancient Greek γλυκύς, from Proto-Hellenic *dlukús.

gluco- (English): sweetness; glucose

Definitions

  1. sweetness; glucose

Ancestry of “gluco-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekγλυκύςsweet
2Proto-Hellenic*dlukús—

Words derived from “gluco-”

  • glucocorticoid
  • gluconeogenesis
  • glucokinase
  • glucometer
  • glucoamylase
  • glucogenic
  • glucocerebrosidase
  • glucopyranose
  • phosphoglucomutase
  • glucopyranosyl
  • glucocerebroside
  • glucotoxicity
  • glucoregulatory
  • antiglucocorticoid
  • glucogenesis
  • glucoregulation
  • glucofuranose
  • glucoraphanin
  • glucohydrolase
  • phosphoglucoisomerase
  • glucosensing
  • glucotoxic
  • nonglucocorticoid
  • glucotransferase
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