dextro-

• dex-, dextr- (before a vowel)

From Latin dexter (“right”).

dextro-

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

   dextroelevation, dextroposition, dextrosinistral

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

   dextroamphetamine, dextropropoxyphene

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

• (antonym(s) of “left”): levo-, sinistro-
• (antonym(s) of “denoting a dextrorotatory form”): levo-

• (denoting a dextrorotatory form): race-

• IPA^(key): /dɛk.stʁo/

dextro-

1. dextro-

• dextrochère