dextrin
[ dek-strin ]
/ ˈdɛk strɪn /
noun Biochemistry, Chemistry.
a soluble, gummy substance, formed from starch by the action of heat, acids, or ferments, occurring in various forms and having dextrorotatory properties: used chiefly as a thickening agent in printing inks and food, as a mucilage, and as a substitute for gum arabic and other natural substances.
Words nearby dextrin
Also dex·trine [dek-strin, -streen] /ˈdɛk strɪn, -strin/.
Also called British gum.
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British Dictionary definitions for dextrin
dextrin
dextrine (ˈdɛkstrɪn, -triːn)
/ (ˈdɛkstrɪn) /
noun
any of a group of sticky substances that are intermediate products in the conversion of starch to maltose: used as thickening agents in foods and as gums
Word Origin for dextrin
C19: from French dextrine; see dextro-, -in
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Medicine definitions for dextrin
dextrin
[ dĕk′strĭn ]
n.
Any of various soluble polysaccharides obtained from starch by the application of heat or acids and used mainly as adhesives and thickening agents.
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