Definitions for "Dextrose"
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, and also called glucose. Dextrose and levulose are obtained by the inversion of cane sugar or sucrose, and hence the mixture is called 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.
A simple sugar. Glucose.
the IV sugar that is converted to glucose and is the chief source of energy for the body's living cells. As the main sugar that the body manufactures, glucose is generated from all three elements of food; protein, fat and carbohydrates, but in largest part from carbohydrates. . It is carried to each cell through the bloodstream.
Used as a basic filler and also acts as disintigrant to faciliate breakdown.