Meaning Of The Word Dextrin

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Dextrin Meaning

Dextrin Definition
Dextrin Definition

What's The Definition Of Dextrin?

dextrin in American English
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.
noun: 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

dextrin in British English
noun: any of a group of sticky substances that are intermediate products in the conversion of starch to maltose: used as thickening agents in foods and as gums

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