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dextrose definition

dex·trose (deks′trōs′)

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

Etymology: dextr- + -ose

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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