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dextro-
dextro- or dextr-pref.1. On or to the right; right: dextrorotation.2. Dextrorotatory: dextrose. [Latin, from dexter, on the right side; see deks- in Indo-European roots.]dextro- or before a vowel dextr-combining form1. on or towards the right: dextrorotation. 2. (Chemistry) chem indicating a dextrorotatory compound: dextroglucose. [from Latin, from dexter on the right side]dex•tro (ˈdɛk stroʊ) adj. dextrorotatory. [by shortening] dextro- a combining form representing dextrorotatory, used esp. in the names of chemical compounds that in solution rotate polarized light in a clockwise direction: dextroglucose. dextro-
dextro- , dextr- (deks'trō), 1. Prefixes meaning right, toward, or on the right side. 2. Chemical prefixes meaning dextrorotatory. [L. dexter, on the right-hand side] dextro– Latin dexter, right sidedextro- , dextr-Combining forms meaning right, toward, on the right side, or dextrorotatory. [L. dexter, on the right-hand side]ThesaurusSeedextrorotation |