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Dextrose   /dˈɛkstroʊs/   Listen
Dextrose

noun
1.
An isomer of glucose that is found in honey and sweet fruits.  Synonyms: dextroglucose, grape sugar.






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"Dextrose" Quotes from Famous Books



... becomes gradually dissolved; as the action progresses cellulose sulphates are formed, and some hydrolytic action takes place, with the formation of sugar. This fact has long been known, but only recently has it been shown that dextrose was the variety of sugar which was formed. On diluting the strong acid solution with water there is precipitated out the hydro or oxycelluloses that have been formed, while the cellulose sulphates ...
— The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics - A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student • Franklin Beech

... tissues throughout the body. For instance, it is part of the function of the liver to bring about chemical changes in albuminous foods which make it possible for the tissues to assimilate these. It also has much to do with bringing about certain chemical changes in sugar or dextrose. Furthermore, the liver has an important function in connection with the excretion of broken-down bodily tissue, converting this dead matter into a form in which it can be filtered out of the blood by the kidneys. Failure of the liver to perform its work satisfactorily will upset ...
— Vitality Supreme • Bernarr Macfadden

... the estimation of dextrin by the Sachsse-Allihn method (ibid., p. 91) that there is an error in the method of calculation of the amount of dextrose formed from the amount of maltose in the original beer. Instead of multiplying the amount of maltose in the original beer by the factor 0.9, it should be multiplied by the factor 1.053, as 1 gram of anhydrous maltose yields, on hydrolysis, 1.053 grams of dextrose. The product ...
— A Study Of American Beers and Ales • L.M. Tolman

... gradually dissolved; as the action progresses cellulose sulphates are formed, and some hydrolytic action takes place, with the formation of sugar. This fact has long been known, but only recently has it been shown that dextrose was the variety of sugar which was formed. On diluting the strong acid solution with water there is precipitated out the hydro or oxycelluloses that have been formed, while the cellulose sulphates are retained ...
— The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics - A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student • Franklin Beech

... Monosaccharides Dextrose (glucose), laevulose, galactose, mannose, arabinose, xylose. Disaccharides Maltose, lactose, saccharose. Trisaccharides Raffinose (mellitose). Polysaccharides Dextrin, inulin, starch, glycogen, amidon. Glucosides Amygdalin, coniferin, salicin, helicin, phlorrhizin. ...
— The Elements of Bacteriological Technique • John William Henry Eyre



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