Medical dictionary. 2011.
glucose — glu·cose glü .kōs, .kōz n an optically active sugar C6H12O6 that has an aldehydic carbonyl group esp the sweet colorless soluble dextrorotatory form that occurs widely in nature and is the usual form in which carbohydrate is assimilated by… … Medical dictionary
d-glucose — Dextrose; a dextrorotatory monosaccharide (hexose) found in the free state in fruits and other parts of plants, and combined in glucosides, disaccharides (often with fructose in sugars), oligosaccharides, and polysaccharides; it is the product of … Medical dictionary
Ionic liquid — An ionic liquid is a liquid that contains essentially only ions. Some ionic liquids, such as ethylammonium nitrate are in a dynamic equilibrium where at any time more than 99.99% of the liquid is made up of ionic rather than molecular species. In … Wikipedia
peptone–yeast extract–glucose medium — a liquid medium containing peptone, yeast extract, glucose, resazurin, L cysteine, and salts, used as a transport medium for anaerobes. It may be supplemented with hemin and vitamin K1, and used to prepare broth cultures of anaerobes for gas… … Medical dictionary
chocolate syrup — [NF] a preparation of chocolate, sucrose, liquid glucose, glycerin, sodium chloride, vanillin, sodium benzoate, and purified water; used as a flavored vehicle for drugs … Medical dictionary
Urine — Liquid waste. The urine is a clear, transparent fluid. It normally has an amber color. The average amount of urine excreted in 24 hours is from 40 to 60 ounces (about 1,200 cubic centimeters). Chemically, the urine is mainly an aqueous (watery)… … Medical dictionary
High-fructose corn syrup — (HFCS) is any of a group of corn syrups that has undergone enzymatic processing to increase its fructose content, and is then mixed with pure corn syrup (100% glucose), becoming a high fructose corn syrup; the types are: HFCS 90 (mostly for… … Wikipedia
Sucrose — Sucrose … Wikipedia
lipid — /lip id, luy pid/, n. Biochem. any of a group of organic compounds that are greasy to the touch, insoluble in water, and soluble in alcohol and ether: lipids comprise the fats and other esters with analogous properties and constitute, with… … Universalium
solution — 1. The incorporation of a solid, a liquid, or a gas in a liquid or noncrystalline solid resulting in a homogeneous single phase. See dispersion, suspension. 2. Generally, an aqueous s. of a nonvolatile substance. 3 … Medical dictionary
