Giving rise to or producing glucose. ... Synonym: glucoplastic. ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
(gloo″ko-jen´ik) giving rise to or producing sugar.
Type: Term Pronunciation: glū′kō-jen′ik Definitions: 1. Giving rise to or producing glucose. Synonyms: glucoplastic
glucogenic 1. Giving rise to or producing glucose. 2. Tending to produce a pyruvate residue in metabolism which undergoes conversion to a carbohydrate (as glucose) and is eventually stored as a complex carbohydrate (as glycogen).