dextrose

(dekstrōs′)

noun

a right-handed form of glucose found in plants and animals and in the human blood, and made by the hydrolysis of starch with acids or enzymes

Origin: dextr- + -ose

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noun
The dextrorotatory form of glucose, C6H12O6·H2O, found naturally in animal and plant tissue and derived synthetically from starch. Also called dextroglucose.

Origin:

Origin: dextr(ogluc)ose

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