Defn: The state of being on the right-hand side; also, the quality of being right-handed; right-handedness. Sir T. Browne.
DEXTRALLY
Dex"tral*ly
Defn: (adv. Towards the right; as, the hands of a watch rotate dextrally.
DEXTRER
Dex*trer", n.
Defn: A war horse; a destrer. [Obs.] "By him baiteth his dextrer."
Chaucer.
DEXTRIN
Dex"trin, n. Etym: [Cf. F. dextrine, G. dextrin. See Dexter.] (Chem.)
Defn: A translucent, gummy, amorphous substance, nearly tasteless and odorless, used as a substitute for gum, for sizing, etc., and obtained from starch by the action of heat, acids, or diastase. It is of somewhat variable composition, containing several carbohydrates which change easily to their respective varieties of sugar. It is so named from its rotating the plane of polarization to the right; — called also British gum, Alsace gum, gommelin, leiocome, etc. See Achroödextrin, and Erythrodextrin.
DEXTRO-
Dex"tro-.
Defn: A prefix, from L. dexter, meaning, pertaining to, or toward, the right; (Chem. & Opt.)
Defn: having the property of turning the plane of polarized light to the right; as, dextrotartaric acid.