dextro-

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Prefix

1. Right; on the right; toward the right.

   dextroelevation, dextroposition, dextrosinistral

2. (chemistry) Denoting a dextrorotatory form of an enantiomer.

   dextroamphetamine, dextropropoxyphene

Synonyms

• (denoting a dextrorotatory form) D- (abbreviation)

Antonyms

• (left) levo-, sinistro-
• (denoting a dextrorotatory form) levo-

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