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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•u•lin (in′yə lin),USA pronunciation n. [Chem.]- Chemistrya polysaccharide, (C6H10O5)n, obtained from the roots of certain plants, esp. elecampane, dahlia, and Jerusalem artichoke, that undergoes hydrolysis to the dextrorotatory form of fructose: used chiefly as an ingredient in diabetic bread and as a reagent in diagnosing kidney function. Also called alant starch.
- Neo-Latin Inul(a) a genus of plants (Latin: elecampane) + -in2
- 1805–15
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