different between galactose vs dextrose

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ???????? (gálaktos, “milk”) +? -ose (“sugar”).

Noun

galactose (countable and uncountable, plural galactoses)

1. (biochemistry) A monosaccharide found, along with lactose, in dairy products, and is synthesized by the body where it is found associated with glycolipids and glycoproteins.

Derived terms

Related terms

• galactagogue
• galactorrhea

Translations

Anagrams

• e-catalogs

French

Noun

galactose m (uncountable)

1. (biochemistry) galactose

Portuguese

Noun

galactose f (plural galactoses)

1. (biochemistry) galactose (a monosaccharide found in dairy products)

English

Etymology

From dextro- +? -ose (“right sugar”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?d?kst???z/

Noun

dextrose (countable and uncountable, plural dextroses)

1. The naturally-occurring dextrorotatory form of glucose monosaccharide molecule.

Usage notes

Levose is not the antonym L-glucose form, due to the origins of stereochemistry and sugar research. "Levose" is a misspelling of levulose (also misspelled as levolose), D-fructose, due to those origins.

Synonyms

• D-glucose / D-Glucose
• dextroglucose

Antonyms

• L-glucose / L-Glucose (levorotatory form of glucose)

Hypernyms

• glucose
• aldohexose
• hexose
• monosaccharide

Related terms

• levulose (left sugar)

Translations

Anagrams

• detoxers

French

Noun

dextrose m (uncountable)

1. dextrose (sugar)

Further reading

• “dextrose” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).