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dextrin

/ˈdɛkstɹɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.45 in modern English

Syllables
dex-trin
IPA
/ˈdɛkstɹɪn/
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

dextrins (plural) dextrine (alternative, dated)

Derived Forms

achrodextrin achroodextrin chitodextrin cyclodextrin dextrinase dextrinization dextrinize dextrinogenic dextrinoid dextrinosis dextrinous erythrodextrin

Phrases

Schardinger dextrin

Frequently Paired Words

dextrose

Synonyms

E1400

Questions

How do you pronounce dextrin?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɛkstɹɪn/.
What does dextrin mean?
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.

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