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dextrose

American  
[dek-strohs] / ˈdɛk stroʊs /

noun

Biochemistry.

  1. dextroglucose, commercially obtainable from starch by acid hydrolysis.

dextrose British  
/ -trəʊs, ˈdɛkstrəʊz /

noun

  1. Also called: grape sugar.   dextroglucose.  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 6

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dextrose Scientific  
/ dĕk′strōs′ /

  1. 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.

Etymology

Origin of dextrose

First recorded in 1865–70; dextr- + -ose 2

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But they have even more salt and more unidentifiable ingredients like Dextrose, Malic Acid, Red 40, Blue 1, Yellow 5, Disodium Inosinate and Disodium Guanylate.

From Salon • Oct. 15, 2023

Dextrose is lower at 180 grams per mole and glucose is slightly higher at 428 grams per mole.

From Salon • Nov. 26, 2021

Dextrose can produce a softer product at colder temperatures, while glucose will firm up an ice cream at warmer temperatures.

From Salon • Nov. 26, 2021

Dextrose, used in a few baby formulas and for intravenous feeding in hospitals, usually gathers dust on druggists' shelves.

From Time Magazine Archive

Dextrose, maltose, milk sugar, galactose, and the polyhydric alcohols give, if anything, only insignificant colours, and these only after long standing.

From Researches on Cellulose 1895-1900 by Cross, C. F.

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