Dexter

deks'ter, a. Pert, to, or on, the right hand; right, as opp. to [L.; Gr. dexios, dexiteros, Skr. dakshma, on the right, daksh, to suit, be strong.] — Dexterity, -te'r'T-tl, n. Readine and physical grace; activity of the mind; quickne and skill in managing affairs adroitne tact; aptitude; fac- — ulty. Dex'terous, -trous, -trus, a. Ready and expert; skillful in contrivance; quick at inventing expedients; done with dexterity; apt; handy; versed. — Dexterously, adv. — Dex terousne , n. — Dex'- tral, a. Right, as opp. to left.— Dextrorse, -trorsal, -trdr's al, a. Rising from right to left, as a spiral line or a climbing plant. [L. dextrorsum, contr. fr. dextro vor sum, -versum, toward the right side, dexter, right, and p. p. of vertere, vortere, to turn.] — Dextrose, -tros, n. Grape-sugar starch-sugar; sugar obtained from starch and dried fruits,— which causes a right-hand rotation in polarized light.