dextrose
der Traubenzucker
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dextrose
A simple sugar found in the blood that provides the body with quick energy; chemically, it is glucose.
Bei Kreislaufproblemen hilft mir manchmal ein Stück Traubenzucker.
When I have circulation problems, a piece of dextrose sometimes helps me.
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| genitive | des Traubenzuckers |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Traubenzucker | – |
| accusative | den Traubenzucker | – |
| dative | dem Traubenzucker | – |
| genitive | des Traubenzuckers | – |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Traubenzucker' (dextrose) is made up of 'Traube' (grape) and 'Zucker' (sugar). The name is a reminder that this sugar is also found in grapes.
Für die lange Wanderung packte sie Traubenzucker in ihren Rucksack.
She packed dextrose in her backpack for the long hike.
With 'Traubenzucker' (dextrose), verbs such as 'nehmen' (to take), 'essen' (to eat), or 'lutschen' (to suck) are often used. Especially with dextrose in tablet form, 'eine Tablette Traubenzucker' (a dextrose tablet) is a typical collocation.
Vor dem Sport lutschte er eine Tablette Traubenzucker.
Before exercising, he sucked on a dextrose tablet.
In everyday language, 'Traubenzucker' (dextrose) often refers to small individual lozenges or tablets. That is why the word frequently appears with quantities such as 'ein Stück' (a piece), 'eine Tablette' (a tablet), or 'eine Packung' (a pack).
Ich habe immer eine Packung Traubenzucker in meiner Tasche.
I always have a pack of dextrose in my bag.
