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dextrose

Dextrose is a 8 letter word which starts with the letter D and ends with the letter E for which we found 1 definitions.

Definition
(n.) 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.

Syllable Information

The word dextrose is a 8 letter word that has 2 syllable 's . The syllable division for dextrose is: dex-trose


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