- dextrose
- Glucose Glu"cose`, n. [Gr. ? sweet. Cf. {Glycerin}.]
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1. A variety of sugar occurring in nature very abundantly, as
in ripe grapes, and in honey, and produced in great
quantities from starch, etc., by the action of heat and
acids. It is only about half as sweet as cane sugar.
Called also {dextrose}, {grape sugar}, {diabetic sugar},
and {starch sugar}. See {Dextrose}.
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2. (Chem.) Any one of a large class of sugars, isometric with glucose proper, and including levulose, galactose, etc. [1913 Webster]
3. The trade name of a sirup, obtained as an uncrystallizable reside in the manufacture of glucose proper, and containing, in addition to some dextrose or glucose, also maltose, dextrin, etc. It is used as a cheap adulterant of sirups, beers, etc. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.