dextroglucose
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dex·tro·glu·cose
(dĕk′strə-glo͞o′kōs′)n.
See dextrose.
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dextroglucose
(ˌdɛkstrəʊˈɡluːkəʊz; -kəʊs)n
(Elements & Compounds) another name for dextrose
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dex•trose
(ˈdɛk stroʊs)n.
the dextrorotatory form of glucose, occurring in fruits and in animal tissues and commercially obtainable from starch by acid hydrolysis. Also called corn sugar, grape sugar.
[1865–70]
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| Noun | 1. |  dextroglucose - an isomer of glucose that is found in honey and sweet fruitsglucose - a monosaccharide sugar that has several forms; an important source of physiological energy |
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