dextrose

[dek-strohs]

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noun Biochemistry.

dextroglucose, commercially obtainable from starch by acid hydrolysis.

Origin of dextrose

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

Also called corn sugar, grape sugar.

Can be confuseddextrose dextrous

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Related Words for dextrose

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

Examples from the Web for dextrose

Historical Examples of dextrose

In the case of dextrose, &c., the yields represent the weight of syrup.
Researches on Cellulose
C. F. Cross
It appears to be resolved by ultimate hydrolysis into dextrose and mannose.
Researches on Cellulose
C. F. Cross
That is, sucrose is converted into levulose and dextrose sugars.
Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value
Harry Snyder
On saponifying, it is split up into digitogenin, galactose, and dextrose.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection
Alexander Wynter Blyth
Sugar (dextrose) is present in the same concentration as in the blood.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 2
Various

British Dictionary definitions for dextrose

dextrose

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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Word Origin and History for dextrose

1867, shortened from dextro-glucose, from dextro- "right" + -ose (2), chemical suffix indicating a sugar. So called because this form of glucose polarizes light to the right in spectroscopy.

dextrose in Medicine

dextrose

[dĕk′strōs′]

n.

The dextrorotatory form of glucose found naturally in animal and plant tissue and derived synthetically from starch.

dextrose in Science

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.