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Where does “葡萄糖” come from?

葡萄糖 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 葡萄, from Middle Chinese 葡萄, from Bactrian bādāwa — wine.

葡萄糖 (Japanese): Synonym of グルコース ; grape sugar

Definitions

  1. Synonym of グルコース ; grape sugar

Ancestry of “葡萄糖”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese葡萄grape
2Middle Chinese葡萄—
3Bactrianbādāwawine
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