Why glucose does not called alcohol?

1.	Why glucose does not called alcohol?
Answer» EXPLANATION: but molecules are generally NAMED after their highest priority functional GROUP which in the case of glucose is an aldehyde when it's not in the cyclic hemiacetal form. So no I wouldn't call it an ALCOHOL. ... Glucose is not stored in the BODY.

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but molecules are generally NAMED after their highest priority functional GROUP which in the

case of glucose is an aldehyde when it's not in the cyclic hemiacetal form. So no I wouldn't call it an ALCOHOL. ... Glucose is not stored in the BODY.

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