- dextroglucose
- nounan isomer of glucose that is found in honey and sweet fruits• Syn: ↑dextrose, ↑grape sugar• Hypernyms: ↑glucose
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/dek'stroh glooh"kohs/, n. Biochem.[DEXTRO- + GLUCOSE]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
dextroglucose
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Dextroglucose — Dex tro*glu cose , n. [Dextro + glucose.] (Chem.) Same as {Dextrose}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dextroglucose — [deks΄trōglo͞o′kōs΄] n. DEXTROSE … English World dictionary
dextroglucose — /dek stroh glooh kohs/, n. Biochem. See under glucose (def. 1). [DEXTRO + GLUCOSE] * * * … Universalium
dextroglucose — noun dextrose (D glucose) form of glucose … Wiktionary
dextroglucose — See d glucose … Medical dictionary
dextroglucose — n. common form of glucose … English contemporary dictionary
dextroglucose — dex•tro•glu•cose [[t]ˌdɛk stroʊˈglu koʊs[/t]] n. biochem. dextrose … From formal English to slang
dextroglucose — /ˈdɛkstroʊglukoʊz/ (say dekstrohgloohkohz), / oʊs/ (say ohs) noun See glucose …
dextro- — 1. a combining form meaning right, used in the formation of compound words: dextrorotatatory. 2. Chem. a combining form meaning turning clockwise : dextroglucose. Also, esp. before a vowel, dextr . [ < L dextr , s. of dexter right hand + O , on… … Universalium
dextrose — /dek strohs/, n. Biochem. dextroglucose, commercially obtainable from starch by acid hydrolysis. Also called corn sugar, grape sugar. [1865 70; DEXTR + OSE2] * * * … Universalium
