DEXTR-

combining form

or dextro-

Etymology: Late Latin, from Latin dextr-, dexter

1.

a. : right

dextr ad

: on or toward the right

dextro rotatory

b. : dextral and

dextro sinistral

2. usually dextro- , usually italic : dextrorotatory — in names of chemical compounds

dextr ose

dextro -tartaric acid

— symbol (+)-

(+)-tartaric acid

— compare d-