dextrose
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- noun
- /ˈdɛkstroʊs/
- Specialized
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dextrosa
- Now ADM is taking the dextrose from the corn... ...and turning it into an amino acid called lysine.
- dextrose agar
That's table sugar and also glucose, known in some countries as dextrose.
- That's table sugar and also glucose, known in some countries as dextrose.
Examples
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The vial contains drugs that are to be added to the fluid—either 0.9 percent sodium chloride or a 70 percent dextrose solution in the bag.
Academic text (1995) -
I'm hoping the intravenous dextrose and saline will hold them until we get to them.
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You know, these things are full of dextrose.
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Just plasma for the old man, dextrose for the baby.
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Jimmy, check her bag for some dextrose.
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And these little dextrose cubes are nothing more than pure glucose.
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We got salt, modified potato starch, sugar, dextrose, sodium nitrite.
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I've read Dr. Attia's comments that it is likely from the dextrose and to find meats with the lowest sugar per serving.
Blog text (25) -
Pixie sticks or Gummi Bears are an excellent source of dextrose, a simple sugar that increases insulin and combats the negative effects of cortisol post-workout.
Blog text (32) -
The nurse administered dextrose to help stabilize the patient's blood sugar levels.
Synonyms
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1.0
A sweet white substance from plants used to sweeten food and drink
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3.4
A simple sugar that gives energy to living things and appears in many foods
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2.9
A sugar made from corn starch used to sweeten food and drinks
A natural sweet found in grapes, honey and ripe fruit
A simple sugar found in honey and fruit that gives quick energy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word dextrose comes from the parts dextro- meaning 'right' and -ose meaning 'sugar'. So, dextrose is the 'right-hand' form of glucose, a simple sugar found in honey and used as a sweetener and in medicine.