dextrose

[ dek-strohs ]
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nounBiochemistry.
  1. dextroglucose, commercially obtainable from starch by acid hydrolysis.

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First recorded in 1865–70; dextr- + -ose2

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British Dictionary definitions for dextrose

dextrose

/ (ˈdɛkstrəʊz, -trəʊs) /


noun
  1. a white soluble sweet-tasting crystalline solid that is the dextrorotatory isomer of glucose, occurring widely in fruit, honey, and in the blood and tissue of animals. Formula: C 6 H 12 O 6: Also called: grape sugar, dextroglucose

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Scientific definitions for dextrose

dextrose

[ dĕkstrōs′ ]


  1. A sugar that is the most common form of glucose. It is found in plant and animal tissues and also derived from starch. Dextrose is the dextrorotatory form of glucose.

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