dextrose

American  

[dek-strohs] / ˈdɛk stroʊs /

noun

Biochemistry.

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

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dextrose British  

/ ˈdɛkstrəʊz, -trəʊs /

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.

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Etymology

Origin of dextrose

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

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• dextrose vs. glucose

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Example Sentences

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dextrose

The research team has already begun another investigation comparing different fluids used during hydrodissection, including saline and dextrose, a form of sugar.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

A traditional Gatorade beverage contains glucose and dextrose, which are both known as simple sugars.

From Salon ● Jan. 21, 2025

The readings remained low despite Child F receiving glucose and dextrose that would amount to "twice the normal requirements of a baby", he said.

From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2022

His daughter arrived to find him hooked up to an IV bag of dextrose to raise his blood sugar, which had careened to 12 milligrams per deciliter of blood.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 5, 2019

Among them are the corn-fed chicken itself; modified cornstarch; mono-, tri-, and diglycerides; dextrose; lecithin; yellow corn flour; regular cornstarch; vegetable shortening; partially hydrogenated corn oil.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan

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