ALL meanings of dextrose
dex·trose
D d - uncountable noun dextrose Dextrose is a natural form of sugar that is found in fruits, honey, and in the blood of animals. 3
- noun dextrose 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: C6H12O6 3
- noun dextrose 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 3
- noun dextrose The dextrorotatory form of glucose (and the predominant naturally occurring form). 1
- noun dextrose dextroglucose, commercially obtainable from starch by acid hydrolysis. 1
- noun dextrose the naturally-occurring dextrorotatory form of glucose monosaccharide molecule. 0