dextrose
pronunciation
How to pronounce dextrose in British English:
UK [ˈdekstrəʊz]
How to pronounce dextrose in American English:
US [ˈdekstroʊz]
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- Noun:
- an isomer of glucose that is found in honey and sweet fruits
Word Origin
- dextrose (n.)
- 1867, shortened from dextro-glucose, from dextro- "right" + -ose (2), chemical suffix indicating a sugar. So called because this form of glucose polarizes light to the right in spectroscopy.
Example
- 1. Karo syrup is a brand of thick corn syrup made from a concentrated solution of dextrose .
- 2. There 's also traces of calcium sulfate and dextrose .
- 3. Dextrose analysis ; glucose analysis ; sugar analysis ; tannin analysis ; vegetable tannin analysis .
- 4. Parents need to check ingredient lists for hidden sugars such as brown rice syrup , dextrose , fructose , molasses , sucrose , corn sweetener , barley malt syrup , fruit juice concentrates , glucose , cane juice syrup and sorghum , she told healthday .
- 5. For cultivating bacteria and differentiating bacteria base on dextrose fermentation , and for commercial sterility testing of low acid canned food .