DEXTROGLUCOSE

dextrose, dextroglucose, grape sugar

(noun) an isomer of glucose that is found in honey and sweet fruits

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

dextroglucose (usually uncountable, plural dextroglucoses)

(archaic) dextrose (D-glucose) form of glucose

Usage notes

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



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