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Glucose

A type of sugar found in the blood; an important source of energy in the body.

Extended Definition:

Aldohexose occurring as the D form and found as a free monosaccharide in fruits and other parts of plants and in the normal blood of all animals; the end product of carbohydrate metabolism and the chief source of energy for most living organisms.

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