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dex·trin (deks′trin)

noun

any of a number of water-soluble, gummy, dextrorotatory polysaccharides obtained from the breakdown of starch and used as adhesives, as sizes, in certain foods, etc.
also dextrine dex′·trine (-trēn′, -trin)

Etymology: Fr dextrine (see dexter & -in): so called because it rotates the plane of polarization to the right

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dextrin Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • call: Through digestion or with food processing, starches can be partially broken down to smaller chains, called dextrins.

Noun used with modifier

  • malt: Malt dextrin contains between 9 and 11 molecules of glucose in a long chain.
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