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dextrose
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
dextrose
(noun)
dextrose
/
ˈ
dɛkˌstroʊs/
noun
dextrose
/
ˈ
dɛkˌstroʊs/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of DEXTROSE
[
noncount
]
technical
:
a kind of sugar found in fruits, plants, etc.
:
a form of glucose
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