Glycose \Gly"cose\, n. [Gr. ? sweet + -ose.] (Physiol. Chem.)
One of a class of carbohydrates having from three to nine
atoms of carbon in the molecules and having the constitution
either of an aldehyde alcohol or of a ketone alcohol. Most
glycoses have hydrogen and oxygen present in the proportion
to form water, while the number of carbon atoms is usually
equal to the number of atoms of oxygen.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]