Dextrose

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈdÉ›kstɹəʊz/

Origin

- + ose + - (right sugar)

Full definition of dextrose

Noun

1. the naturally-occurring dextrorotatory form of glucose monosaccharide molecule

Synonyms

• D-glucose
  D-Glucose
• dextroglucose

Antonyms

• L-glucose
  L-Glucose (levorotatory form of glucose)

Usage notes

levose is not the antonym L-glucose form, due to the origins of stereochemistry and sugar research. "levose" is a misspelling of levulose (also misspelled as levolose), D-fructose, due to those origins.

Hypernyms

• glucose
• aldohexose
• hexose
• monosaccharide

Related terms

• levulose (left sugar)

Anagrams

• detoxers