dextroglucose

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noun

dextrose (D-glucose) form of glucose

Similar
dextrosegrape sugar
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Meanings

noundextroglucose (usually uncountable, plural dextroglucoses)

plural dextroglucoses

  1. archaicuncountableusuallydextrose (D-glucose) form of glucose

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan isomer of glucose that is found in honey and sweet fruits

Similar
dextrosegrape sugar
Broader
glucose
Also see
dextrosegrape sugar

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From dextro- + glucose (“right sugar”).

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APA

dextroglucose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dextroglucose

MLA

“dextroglucose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dextroglucose. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dextroglucose,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dextroglucose.

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