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dextrine - 2 dictionary results

dex⋅trin

[dek-strin]
–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] .
Also called British gum.


Origin:
1825–35; < F dextrine. See dextr-, -in 2
dex·trin   (děk'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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