Dextro Definition

dĕkstrō
adjective
Dextrorotatory.
American Heritage
Webster's New World
prefix
On or to the right; right.
Dextrorotation.
American Heritage
Dextrorotatory.
Dextrose.
American Heritage

(chemistry) Denoting a dextrorotatory form of an enantiomer.

Wiktionary
affix
Toward or on the right-hand side.
Dextrorotatory.
Webster's New World
Dextrorotatory.
Dextrose.
Webster's New World

Origin of Dextro

  • Latin from dexter on the right side deks- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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