glikoso

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English glucose, French glucose, German Glukose, Italian glucosio, Russian глюко́за (gljukóza), Spanish glucosa, ultimately from Ancient Greek γλῠκῠ́ς (glukús). The "i" vowel was chosen instead of a more common "u" to be parallel with the Greek pronunciation (/y/ and /i/) and to be resemble other words derived from the same root: glicerio (“glyceria, panicularia, manna-grass”), glicerino (“glycerine”), glicino (“glycine, glucina”), glikokolo (“glycocoll”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡliˈkoso/
• Hyphenation: gli‧ko‧so

Noun

glikoso (uncountable)

1. (chemistry) glucose

See also

• glicerio (“glyceria, panicularia, manna-grass”)
• glicerino (“glycerine”)
• glicino (“glycine, glucina”)
• glikokolo (“glycocoll”)

Further reading

• glikos-o in Ido-English Dictionary by L. H. Dyer, 1924