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dextroses

dextroses is the plural of dextrose.

Meaning of dextrose

Noun

dextrose (countable and uncountable, plural dextroses)

  1. The 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

Questions about dextroses

What is dextroses the plural of?
Dextroses is the plural of dextrose.

Words near dextroses in the dictionary

  1. dextrorsal
  2. dextrorse
  3. dextrorsely
  4. dextroscoliosis
  5. dextrose
  6. dextroses
  7. dextrosinistral
  8. dextrosinistrally
  9. dextrosulfenidol
  10. dextrosulphenidol
  11. dextrotartaric acid

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