dextrose, dextroglucose, grape sugar
(noun) an isomer of glucose that is found in honey and sweet fruits
Source: WordNet® 3.1
dextroglucose (usually uncountable, plural dextroglucoses)
(archaic) dextrose (D-glucose) form of glucose
Levoglucose is not the antonym L-glucose form, despite its name, it is in fact D-fructose, due to the origins of stereochemistry and sugar research.
Source: Wiktionary
Dex`tro*glu"cose`, n. Etym: [Dextro- + glucose.] (Chem.)
Definition: Same as Dextrose.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 November 2024
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
