To keep going, he would salvage the socalled dextrose tablets from the K rations that the rest of us would throw away (Harper's).
Formula: C6H12O6Useful english dictionary. 2012.
dex·trose — /ˈdɛkˌstroʊs/ noun [noncount] technical : a kind of sugar found in fruits, plants, etc. : a form of glucose … Useful english dictionary
trose — al·trose; as·trose; cic·a·trose; dar·trose; dex·trose; … English syllables
dex — ach·roö·dex·trin; am·bi·dex·ter·i·ty; am·bi·dex·trous; am·y·lo·dex·trin; card in·dex; cau·dex; cel·lo·dex·trin; co·dex; dem·o·dex; dex·i·id; dex·i·idae; dex·io·trop·ic; dex·ter·i·ty; dex·ter·ous; dex·ter·ous·ly; dex·ter·ous·ness; dex·trad;… … English syllables
dextrose — dex·trose … English syllables
dextrose — dex|trose [ˈdekstrəuz, strəus US strouz, strous] n [U] [Date: 1800 1900; : Latin; Origin: dexter right ] a type of sugar that is in many sweet fruits … Dictionary of contemporary English
dextrose — dex|trose [ dek,strouz ] noun uncount a type of sugar that is found in fruit … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
dextrose — dex•trose [[t]ˈdɛk stroʊs[/t]] n. biochem. the dextrorotatory form of glucose, occurring in fruits and in animal tissues and commercially obtainable from starch by acid hydrolysis Also called corn sugar grape sugar • Etymology: 1865–70 … From formal English to slang
Dextrose — Better known today as glucose, this sugar is the chief source of energy in the body. Glucose is chemically considered a simple sugar. It is the main sugar that the body manufactures. The body makes glucose from all three elements of food, protein … Medical dictionary
polydextrose — poly·dex·trose .päl i dek .strōs, .strōz n a polymer of dextrose containing small amounts of bound sorbitol and citric acid that is used to mimic the texture and bulk of fat or sugar in low calorie foods * * * poly·dex·trose (pol″e… … Medical dictionary
C6H12O6 — Dextrose Dex trose (d[e^]ks tr[=o]s ), n. [See {Dexter}.] (Chem.) A sirupy, or white crystalline, variety of sugar, {C6H12O6} (so called from turning the plane of polarization to the right), occurring in many ripe fruits, and also called… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
