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单词 dextrin
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dextrin

[ dek-strin ]
/ ˈdɛk strɪn /
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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.
Also dex·trine [dek-strin, -streen]. /ˈdɛk strɪn, -strin/.
Also called British gum.

Origin of dextrin

From the French word dextrine, dating back to 1825–35. See dextr-, -in2

Words nearby dextrin

dextral, dextrality, dextran, dextranase, dextrase, dextrin, dextrin 6-alpha-glucosidase, dextrinase, dextrin dextranase, dextrinosis, dextrinuria
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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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for dextrin

dextrin
[ dĕkstrĭn ]

n.

Any of various soluble polysaccharides obtained from starch by the application of heat or acids and used mainly as adhesives and thickening agents.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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