dextrose

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UK/ˈdɛkstɹəʊz/

noun

The naturally occurring dextrorotatory form of glucose monosaccharide molecule.

Similar
D-glucosedextroglucosegrape sugar
Opposite
L-glucose
Less commonScrabble 16
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Meanings

noundextrose (countable and uncountable, plural dextroses)

plural dextroses

  1. countableuncountableThe naturally occurring dextrorotatory form of glucose monosaccharide molecule.

    The saccharides include such substances as dextrose and levulose, which are typical examples of the two classes into which these bodies are divisible, viz. the Aldoses and Ketoses.

    1895, Richard Lloyd Whiteley, chapter XXXV, in Organic Chemistry: The Fatty Compounds, London; New York: Longmans, Green, and Co., →OCLC, page 263

    Synonyms: D-glucose, D-Glucose, dextroglucose

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe naturally occurring dextrorotatory form of glucose monosaccharide molecule.

Similar
D-glucoseD-Glucosedextroglucose
Opposite
L-glucoseL-Glucose

More synonyms by meaning

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

Similar
dextroglucosegrape sugar
Broader
glucose
Also see
dextroglucosegrape sugar

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From dextro- + -ose (“right-handed sugar”).

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Translations

Catalan dextrosa
  • dextrosanaturally-occurring form of glucose
Chinese Mandarin 右旋糖
  • 右旋糖 (yòuxuántáng)naturally-occurring form of glucose
Czech dextróza
  • dextrózanaturally-occurring form of glucose
Danish druesukker
  • druesukkernaturally-occurring form of glucose
Finnish dekstroosi
  • dekstroosinaturally-occurring form of glucose
French dextrose
  • dextrosenaturally-occurring form of glucose
German Traubenzucker, Dextrose
  • Traubenzuckernaturally-occurring form of glucose
  • Dextrosenaturally-occurring form of glucose
Hungarian dextróz
  • dextróznaturally-occurring form of glucose
Italian destrosio
  • destrosionaturally-occurring form of glucose
Japanese デキストロース, 右旋糖
  • デキストロース (dekisutorōsu)naturally-occurring form of glucose
  • 右旋糖 (usentō)naturally-occurring form of glucose
Korean 덱스트로오스
  • 덱스트로오스 (dekseuteurooseu)naturally-occurring form of glucose
Norwegian druesukker
  • druesukkernaturally-occurring form of glucose
Polish dekstroza
  • dekstrozanaturally-occurring form of glucose
Portuguese dextrose
  • dextrosenaturally-occurring form of glucose
Spanish dextrosa
  • dextrosanaturally-occurring form of glucose
Swedish druvsocker
  • druvsockernaturally-occurring form of glucose
Turkish dekstroz
  • dekstroznaturally-occurring form of glucose
Cite this entry
APA

dextrose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dextrose

MLA

“dextrose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dextrose. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dextrose,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dextrose.

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