'Dextro-' definitions:
Definition of 'Dextro-'
From: GCIDE
- Dextro- \Dex"tro-\ A prefix, from L. dexter, meaning, pertaining to, or toward, the right; (Chem. & Opt.) having the property of turning the plane of polarized light to the right; as, dextrotartaric acid. [1913 Webster]