dextrose en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈdɛkstɹəʊz/ (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From dextro- + -ose (“right-handed sugar”).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The naturally occurring dextrorotatory form of glucose monosaccharide molecule.
The saccharides include such substances as dextrose and levulose, which are typical examples of the two classes into which these bodies are divisible, viz. the Aldoses and Ketoses.
1895, Richard Lloyd Whiteley, chapter XXXV, in Organic Chemistry: The Fatty Compounds, London; New York: Longmans, Green, and Co., →OCLC, page 263:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dextroses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
nondextrose · phenose · polydextrose
Holonyms
Hypernyms
aldohexose · glucose · hexose · monosaccharide
Relateds
Synonyms
D-glucose · dextroglucose · D-Glucose
Translations (21)
ja 右旋糖 (naturally-occurring form of glucose) · tr dekstroz (naturally-occurring form of glucose) · de Dextrose (naturally-occurring form of glucose) · es dextrosa (naturally-occurring form of glucose) · km មធុរជាតិ (naturally-occurring form of glucose) · fi dekstroosi (naturally-occurring form of glucose) · pl dekstroza (naturally-occurring form of glucose) · cs dextróza (naturally-occurring form of glucose) · de Traubenzucker (naturally-occurring form of glucose) · sv druvsocker (naturally-occurring form of glucose) · pt dextrose (naturally-occurring form of glucose) · km ដិចស្ត្រូស (naturally-occurring form of glucose) · fr dextrose (naturally-occurring form of glucose) · ko 덱스트로오스 (naturally-occurring form of glucose) · cmn 右旋糖 (naturally-occurring form of glucose) · it destrosio (naturally-occurring form of glucose) · ja デキストロース (naturally-occurring form of glucose) · ca dextrosa (naturally-occurring form of glucose) · hu dextróz (naturally-occurring form of glucose) · da druesukker (naturally-occurring form of glucose) · no druesukker (naturally-occurring form of glucose)