葡萄糖

pútáotáng

noun #25,674

Meanings

1 glucose
2 dextrose (C6H12O6)

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葡萄糖是人体最重要的能量来源之一。

Pútáotáng shì réntǐ zuì zhòngyào de néngyuàn láiyuán zhī yī.

Glucose is one of the most important energy sources for the human body.

医生给他注射了葡萄糖溶液。

Yīshēng gěi tā zhùshè le pútáotáng róngyè.

The doctor injected him with a glucose solution.

Tips

memory

葡萄 means 'grape' and 糖 means 'sugar' — glucose was named after grape sugar when it was first isolated from grapes.

Stroke Order

葡 pú

萄 táo

糖 táng