Home › Words › D › dextrosedextrose/ˈdɛkstɹəʊz/dextrose means the naturally occurring dextrorotatory form of glucose monosaccharide molecule.dextrose is pronounced /ˈdɛkstɹəʊz/.EtymologyFrom dextro- + -ose (“right-handed sugar”).nounThe naturally occurring dextrorotatory form of glucose monosaccharide molecule.e.g.“The saccharides include such substances as dextrose and levulose, which are typical examples of the two classes into which these bodies are divisible, viz. the Aldoses and Ketoses.” — 1895, Richard Lloyd Whiteley, chapter XXXV, in Organic Chemistry: The Fatty Compounds, London; New York: Longmans, Green, and Co., →OCLC, page 263:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.dextroglucose 81% match — dextrose (D-glucose) form of glucose vs dextrose →dextro 73% match — Dextrorotatory. vs dextrose →dextrogyre 69% match — Dextrorotatory. vs dextrose →dextrorotary 65% match — dextrorotatory vs dextrose →dextrotatory 65% match — dextrorotatory vs dextrose →dextrase 64% match — Any of the enzymes that catalyse the conversion of dextrose into lactic acid vs dextrose →deoxyglucose 64% match — A deoxy sugar derived from glucose vs dextrose →dextromenthol 63% match — The dextrorotatory enantiomer of menthol. vs dextrose →