dextrin

dextrin

See also: Dextrin

English

Alternative forms

• dextrine (dated)

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.

Synonyms

• E1400 when used as a food additive

Hyponyms

• maltodextrin

Derived terms

• dextrinize
• achroodextrin

Related terms

• dextrose

Translations

polymers of glucose

Catalan: dextrina f Czech: dextrin m Finnish: dekstriini (fi) German: Dextrin (de) n Italian: destrina (it) f Japanese: 糊精 (こせい, kosei), デキストリン (dekisutorin) Persian: دکسترین‎ (fa) (dekstrin) Polish: dekstryna f Spanish: dextrina f

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Czech

Noun

dextrin m

1. (biochemistry) dextrin (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)

Further reading

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