单词 | dextrose |
释义 | dextrosen. Chemistry. A sugar which is the predominant naturally occurring form of the monosaccharide glucose, distinguished by being dextrorotatory; d-glucose.Now uncommon in technical use.Cf. dextro-glucose n. at dextro- comb. form 2, laevulose n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > additive > sweetener > [noun] > sugar > dextrose or glucose starch sugar1815 grape-sugar1829 glucose1838 dextrose1866 the world > matter > chemistry > organic chemistry > carbohydrates > sugars > monosaccharides > [noun] > by number of carbon atoms > having 6 carbon atoms > dextrose starch sugar1815 grape-sugar1829 dextrose1866 1866 H. E. Roscoe Lessons Elem. Chem. xxxvii. 325 Dextrose, or right-handed glucose. 1872 J. L. W. Thudichum Man. Chem. Physiol. 7 It polarises to the right four times more intensely than dextrose sugar. 1902 Encycl. Brit. XXXI. 723/2 The simplest carbohydrates constitute the group of monosaccharids, of which dextrose..is the most important. 1939 Fortune Nov. 10 (caption) In many industrial plants workers are regularly given Dextrose tablets to maintain normal blood sugar levels and thus sustain body energy. 1947 Life 17 Nov. 135/2 (advt.) This energy, for both physical and mental effort comes chiefly from dextrose... It is the basic ‘fuel’ of the body. 1986 S. Hubbell Country Year (1987) Winter 160 The bees have added enzymes to the nectar which break down the complex sugars into simple ones, chiefly dextrose, levulose, and sucrose. 2013 Guardian 21 Mar. 20/4 Added sugar is often disguised in food labelling under carbohydrates and myriad different names, from glucose to diastatic malt and dextrose. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1866 |
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