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

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

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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
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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.
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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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