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Dextroglucose

Dexˊtro-glu′coseˊ

,
Noun.
[
Dextro-
+
glucose
.]
(Chem.)
Same as
Dextrose
.

Definition 2024


dextroglucose

dextroglucose

English

Noun

dextroglucose (usually uncountable, plural dextroglucoses)

  1. (archaic) dextrose (D-glucose) form of glucose

Usage notes

levoglucose is not the antonym L-glucose form, despite its name, it is in fact D-fructose, due to the origins of stereochemistry and sugar research

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