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dextro
1[ dek-stroh ]
dextro-
2- a combining form meaning “right,” used in the formation of compound words:
dextrorotatatory.
- Chemistry. a combining form meaning “turning clockwise”:
dextroglucose.
dextro-
1combining_form
- on or towards the right
dextrorotation
- (in chemistry) indicating a dextrorotatory compound
dextroglucose
dextro
2/ ˈdɛkstrəʊ /
adjective
- short for dextrorotatory See dextrorotatory
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dextro1
By shortening
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dextro1
from Latin, from dexter on the right side
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Example Sentences
This product is dextro-rotatory; the laevo and inactive modifications occur in the so-called baldrianic camphor.
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They're called d- and l-isomers—d for dextro, l for levo; right and left, you see.
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Et tibi quae Samios diduxit littera ramos, Surgentem dextro monstravit limite callem.
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The particular form of sugar with which we are concerned here is known as "dextro-glucose."
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In the amygdalin molecule, it exists in the dextro form, which has been named "prunasin."
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