dextrose (redirected from D-glucose)

dex·trose  (dkstrs)

n.

The dextrorotatory form of glucose, C₆H₁₂O₆·H₂O, found naturally in animal and plant tissue and derived synthetically from starch. Also called dextroglucose.

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[dextr(ogluc)ose.]

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dextrose

Noun

a glucose occurring in fruit, honey, and in the blood of animals

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dextrose  (dkstrs)

A sugar that is the most common form of glucose. It is found in plant and animal tissues and also derived from starch. Dextrose is the dextrorotatory form of glucose.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

dextrose - an isomer of glucose that is found in honey and sweet fruits dextroglucose, grape sugar glucose - a monosaccharide sugar that has several forms; an important source of physiological energy