Vocabulary : Dextrogerous to Dextrous

Dextrogerous : See Dextrogyrate.
Dextroglucose : Same as Dextrose.
Dextrogyrate : Same as Dextrorotatory.
Dextronic : Pertaining to, or derived from, dextrose; as, dextronic acid.
Dextrorotary : See Dextrotatory.

Dextrorotatory : Turning, or causing to turn, toward the right hand; esp., turning the plane of polarization of luminous rays toward the right hand; as, dextrorotatory crystals, sugars, etc. Cf. Levorotatory.
Dextrorsal : Alt. of Dextrorse
Dextrorse : Turning from the left to the right, in the ascending line, as in the spiral inclination of the stem of the common morning-glory.
Dextrose : A sirupy, or white crystalline, variety of sugar, C6H12O6 (so called from turning the plane of polarization to the right), occurring in many ripe fruits. Dextrose and levulose are obtained by the inversion of cane sugar or sucrose, and hence called invert sugar. Dextrose is chiefly obtained by the action of heat and acids on starch, and hence called also starch sugar. It is also formed from starchy food by the action of the amylolytic ferments of saliva and pancreatic juice.
Dextrous : Alt. of Dextrousness

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