. "Glucose is a sugar with the molecular formula C6H12O6. The name \"glucose\" (/\u02C8\u0261lu\u02D0ko\u028As/) comes from the Greek word \u03B3\u03BB\u03B5\u03C5\u03BA\u03BF\u03C2, meaning \"sweet wine, must\". The suffix \"-ose\" is a chemical classifier, denoting a carbohydrate. It is also known as dextrose or grape sugar. With 6 carbon atoms, it is classed as a hexose, a sub-category of monosaccharides. \u03B1-D-glucose is one of the 16 aldose stereoisomers. The D-isomer (D-glucose) occurs widely in nature, but the L-isomer (L-glucose) does not."@en . "(D)-Glucose"@en . .