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. See dextrorotatory
   short for dextrorotatory See dextrorotatory

Word History and Origins

Origin of dextro¹

By shortening

Origin of dextro²

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of dextro¹

from Latin, from dexter on the right side

Example Sentences

This product is dextro-rotatory; the laevo and inactive modifications occur in the so-called baldrianic camphor.

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They're called d- and l-isomers—d for dextro, l for levo; right and left, you see.

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Et tibi quae Samios diduxit littera ramos, Surgentem dextro monstravit limite callem.

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The particular form of sugar with which we are concerned here is known as "dextro-glucose."

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In the amygdalin molecule, it exists in the dextro form, which has been named "prunasin."

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