Online dictionaryOnline dictionary
Synonyms, antonyms, pronunciation

  Home 		English Dictionary      examples: 'day', 'get rid of', 'New York Bay'




Dextrin   /dˈɛkstrɪn/   Listen
Dextrin

noun
1.
Any of various polysaccharides obtained by hydrolysis of starch; a tasteless and odorless gummy substance that is used as a thickening agent and in adhesives and in dietary supplements.





WordNet 3.0 © 2010 Princeton University


Advanced search
     Find words:
Starting with
Ending with
Containing
Matching a pattern  

Synonyms
Antonyms
Quotes
Words linked to  

only single words


Share |
Add this dictionary
to your browser search bar




"Dextrin" Quotes from Famous Books



... Cooking. As the chief ingredient is starch, long cooking is necessary, in water at a high temperature (212 deg. F.), which softens the cellulose, and breaks open the starch grains, changing the insoluble starch to soluble starch and dextrin, so that it ...
— The Suffrage Cook Book • L. O. Kleber


Words linked to "Dextrin" :   polysaccharide, polyose


Copyright © 2024 Dictionary One.com