dextrin

See also: Dextrin

English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛkstɹɪn/

Noun

dextrin (countable and uncountable, plural dextrins)

  1. (biochemistry) Any of a range of oligomers of glucose, intermediate in complexity between maltose and starch, produced by the enzymatic hydrolysis of starch; used commercially as adhesives.

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Czech

Noun

dextrin m

  1. dextrin

Further reading
  • dextrin in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • dextrin in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
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