dextrose

[ dek-strohs ]
/ ˈdɛk stroʊs /
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noun Biochemistry.

dextroglucose, commercially obtainable from starch by acid hydrolysis.
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

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 6 Also called: grape sugar, dextroglucose

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.

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.