English word glucofuranose comes from English -ose, English furan, English gluco- (Glucose. Sweetness.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| -ose | English (eng) | (chemistry) Used to form the names of sugars. Full of, like. |
| furan | English (eng) | (organic compound) Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of four carbon atoms and an oxygen atom; especially the simplest one, C4H4O. |
| gluco- | English (eng) | Glucose. Sweetness. |
| glucofuranose | English (eng) | (organic compound) The cyclic form of glucose that has a furan ring structure. |