dextro-

dextro-

or dextr-

pref.

1. On or to the right; right: dextrorotation.

2. Dextrorotatory: dextrose.

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[Latin, from dexter, on the right side; see deks- in Indo-European roots.]

dextro-

or before a vowel

dextr-

combining form

1. on or towards the right: dextrorotation.

2. (Chemistry) chem indicating a dextrorotatory compound: dextroglucose.

[from Latin, from dexter on the right side]

dex•tro

(ˈdɛk stroʊ)

adj.

dextrorotatory.

[by shortening]

dextro-

a combining form representing dextrorotatory, used esp. in the names of chemical compounds that in solution rotate polarized light in a clockwise direction: dextroglucose.