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dextrose

[ dek-strohs ]
/ ˈdɛk stroʊs /
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noun Biochemistry.
dextroglucose, commercially obtainable from starch by acid hydrolysis.

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Also called corn sugar, grape sugar.

Origin of dextrose

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

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH dextrose

dextrose , dextrous

Words nearby dextrose

dextropedal, dextroposition, dextrorotation, dextrorotatory, dextrorse, dextrose, dextrosinistral, dextrotorsion, dextrotropic, dextrous, dextroversion
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Words related to dextrose

cellulose, glucose, lactose, starch, sugar, carbohydrate, dextrin, disaccharide, fructose, galactose, glycogen, maltose, monosaccharide, polysaccharide, sucrose, candy, caramel, levulose, saccharin, saccharose

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British Dictionary definitions for dextrose

dextrose
/ (ˈdɛkstrəʊz, -trəʊs) /
noun
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 6Also called: grape sugar, dextroglucose
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for dextrose

dextrose
[ dĕk′strōs′ ]
n.
The dextrorotatory form of glucose found naturally in animal and plant tissue and derived synthetically from starch.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

Scientific definitions for dextrose

dextrose
[ dĕk′strōs′ ]
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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