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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Dextrose \Dex"trose`\, n. [See {Dexter}.] (Chem.) 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Glucose \Glu"cose`\, n. [Gr. ? sweet. Cf {Glycerin}.] 1. A variety of sugar occurring in nature very abundantly, as in ripe grapes, and in honey, and produced in great quantities from starch, etc., by the action of heat and acids. It is only about half as sweet as cane sugar. Called also {dextrose}, {grape sugar}, {diabetic sugar}, and {starch sugar}. See {Dextrose}. 2. (Chem.) Any one of a large class of sugars, isometric with glucose proper, and including levulose, galactose, etc From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: dextrose n : an isomer of glucose that is found in honey and sweet fruits [syn: {dextroglucose}, {grape sugar}]
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