dextro

¹

[dek-stroh]

adjective

Optics.

1. dextrorotatory.

dextro-

²

1. a combining form meaning “right,” used in the formation of compound words.

   dextrorotatatory.

2. Chemistry.,  a combining form meaning “turning clockwise”.

   dextroglucose.

dextro-

¹

combining form

1. on or towards the right

   dextrorotation

2. (in chemistry) indicating a dextrorotatory compound

   dextroglucose

dextro

²

/ ˈdɛkstrəʊ /

adjective

1. short for dextrorotatory See dextrorotatory

Word History and Origins

Origin of dextro-¹

By shortening

Origin of dextro-²

< Latin dextr-, stem of dexter right-hand + -o-, on the model of retro-

Word History and Origins

Origin of dextro-¹

from Latin, from dexter on the right side

Example Sentences

Dextro energy pills, which he learned about in Amsterdam, can also work wonders.

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Last year, Axon—the leading manufacturer of body cams, formerly known as Taser International—bought Dextro and Misfit, two startups in computer vision and artificial intelligence.

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Meantime, the company is working to add features: it acquired an artificial intelligence startup called Dextro this year, providing technology that helps police search and redact footage.

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Dextro, a New York-based start-up, currently uses video recognition AI to easily search through content on live-stream apps.

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Dextro’s software, on the other hand, can recognize objects and signifiers in a frame without human intervention, such as a gun in a potentially violent video.

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