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Etymology of the English word dextroglucose

the English word dextroglucose
derived from the English word glucose
derived from the French word glucose
derived from the Greek word gleukos, γλεῦκος (sweet wine; (properly) must (fresh juice), but used of the more saccharine (and therefore highly inebriating) fermented wine)
derived from the Greek word glukus, γλυκύς (sweet; sweet (not bitter nor salt))
using the French prefix gluco-
using the French suffix -ose
using the English prefix dextro-
derived from the Latin prefix dextro-
derived from the Latin word dexter (favorable, fortunate, portentous; favorable, fortunate, pretentious; right, on, to the right hand)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *deks-

Derivations in English

dextrose

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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