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dextrose

 
Dictionary: dex·trose   (dĕk'strōs') pronunciation

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

[DEXTR(OGLUC)OSE.]


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Food and Nutrition:

dextrose

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Alternative name for glucose. Commercially the term ‘glucose’ is often used to mean corn syrup (a mixture of glucose with other sugars and dextrins) and pure glucose is called dextrose.

Food and Fitness:

dextrose

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An alternative name for glucose.

Food Lover's Companion:

dextrose; dextroglucose

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[DEHK-strohs] Also called corn sugar and grape sugar, dextrose is a naturally occurring form of glucose.

Dental Dictionary:

dextrose

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(dek′strōs)
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Dextrorotatory glucose, a monosaccharide occurring as a white, crystalline powder; colorless and sweet.

Drug Info:

Hetastarch; Dextrose; Electrolytes

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Brand names: Hextend®

Chemical formula:





Last updated: 7/1/2002

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Veterinary Dictionary:

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An old chemical name for d-glucose, an important energy source for all tissues and the sole energy source for the brain in some species such as the sheep. The term dextrose continues to be used to refer to glucose solutions administered intravenously for fluid or nutrient replacement. See also glucose.

Translations:

dextrose

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Dextrose

Dansk (Danish)
n. - druesukker

Nederlands (Dutch)
dextrose (druivensuiker)

Français (French)
n. - dextrose

Deutsch (German)
n. - Dextrose, Traubenzucker

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (χημ.) δεξτρόζη

Italiano (Italian)
destrosio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - dextrose (f)

Русский (Russian)
декстроза, глюкоза, виноградный сахар

Español (Spanish)
n. - dextrosa

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - druvsocker

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
葡萄糖, 右旋糖

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 葡萄糖, 右旋糖

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 포도당

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ブドウ糖

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شكل من أشكال الكلوجوز ( سكر طبيعي يستخلص من الفواكه ويتحول الى طاقه في جسم الإنسان)‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮סוכר-פירות‬


 
 

 

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