Meaning Of The Word Dextrose

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dextrose
uncountable noun: Dextrose is a natural form of sugar that is found in fruits, honey, and in the blood of animals.

dextrose in American English
a right-handed form of glucose found in plants and animals and in the human blood, and made by the hydrolysis of starch with acids or enzymes
noun: dextroglucose, commercially obtainable from starch by acid hydrolysis

dextrose in British English
noun: a white soluble sweet-tasting crystalline solid that is the dextrorotatory isomer of glucose, occurring widely in fruit, honey, and in the blood and tissue of animals. Formula: C6H12 O6

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