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DEXTRIN

Dictionary entry overview: What does dextrin mean?

• DEXTRIN (noun)
The noun DEXTRIN has 1 sense:

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

Familiarity information: DEXTRIN used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• DEXTRIN (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("dextrin" is a kind of...):

polyose; polysaccharide (any of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chains of monosaccharide molecules)

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