Definition of "dex" in English

noun

1. (physics and astrophysics) An order or factor of ten.

   • 2004, Cartledge et al 2004, The Homogeneity of Interstellar Oxygen in the Galactic Disk, Abstract, The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 613, Issue 2, pp. 1037-1048, The data points for low-<nH> paths are scattered more widely than those for denser sight lines, because O/H ratios for such paths shorter than 800 pc are generally about 0.10 dex lower than the values for longer ones.

noun

1. (roleplaying games) Dexterity.

noun

1. (colloquial) Dextromethorphan.

2. (medicine, colloquial) Dexamethasone.

3. (colloquial) Dextroamphetamine/dexedrine.