As nouns the difference between glucose and verbascose
is that glucose is while verbascose is (carbohydrate) a pentasaccharide (galactose-galactose-galactose-glucose-fructose), found in many legumes, that is metabolized by intestinal flora.
glucose
Noun
(-)
(carbohydrate) A simple monosaccharide (sugar) with a molecular formula of C6H12O6; it is a principle source of energy for cellular metabolism.
Synonyms
* grape sugar
* blood sugar
* corn sugar
Hyponyms
* dextrose
* D-glucose
* L-glucose
* dextroglucose
Hypernyms
* aldohexose
* hexose
* monosaccharide
Derived terms
* glucose syrup
* glucoside
* glucosiduronate
* isoglucose
See also
* levoglucose
verbascose
English
Noun
(-)
(carbohydrate) A pentasaccharide (galactose-galactose-galactose-glucose-fructose), found in many legumes, that is metabolized by intestinal flora