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Taxonomy vs Dextroglucose - What's the difference?

taxonomy | dextroglucose |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and dextroglucose

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while dextroglucose is (archaic) dextrose (d-glucose) form of glucose.

taxonomy

Noun

(taxonomies)
  • The science or the technique used to make a classification.
  • A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
  • (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.
  • Synonyms

    * alpha taxonomy

    Derived terms

    * folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomy

    See also

    * classification * rank * taxon * domain * kingdom * subkingdom * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * class * subclass * infraclass * superorder * order * suborder * infraorder * parvorder * superfamily * family * subfamily * genus * species * subspecies * superregnum * regnum * subregnum * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * classis * subclassis * infraclassis * superordo * ordo * subordo * infraordo * taxon * superfamilia * familia * subfamilia * ontology

    dextroglucose

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (archaic) dextrose (D-glucose) form of glucose
  • Usage notes

    levoglucose is not the antonym L-glucose form, despite its name, it is in fact D-fructose, due to the origins of stereochemistry and sugar research

    See also

    * levoglucose (left sugar)