dextro

[ dek-stroh ]

/ ˈdɛk stroʊ /

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adjective Optics.

dextrorotatory.

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Origin of dextro

By shortening

Other definitions for dextro (2 of 2)

dextro-

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

Chemistry. a combining form meaning “turning clockwise”: dextroglucose.

Also especially before a vowel, dextr-.

Origin of dextro-

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

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How to use dextro in a sentence

This product is dextro-rotatory; the laevo and inactive modifications occur in the so-called baldrianic camphor.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2|Various
They're called d- and l-isomers—d for dextro, l for levo; right and left, you see.
A Feast of Demons|William Morrison
Et tibi quae Samios diduxit littera ramos, Surgentem dextro monstravit limite callem.
St. Winifred's|Frederic W. Farrar
The particular form of sugar with which we are concerned here is known as "dextro-glucose."
Marvels of Scientific Invention|Thomas W. Corbin

In the amygdalin molecule, it exists in the dextro form, which has been named "prunasin."
The Chemistry of Plant Life|Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher

British Dictionary definitions for dextro (1 of 2)

dextro

/ (ˈdɛkstrəʊ) /

adjective

short for dextrorotatorySee dextrorotatory

British Dictionary definitions for dextro (2 of 2)

dextro-

before a vowel dextr-

combining form

on or towards the rightdextrorotation

(in chemistry) indicating a dextrorotatory compounddextroglucose

Word Origin for dextro-

from Latin, from dexter on the right side

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Medical definitions for dextro

dextro-

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On or to the right; right:dextroposition.

Dextrorotatory:dextrose.