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dextrin

[dek-strin] / ˈdɛk strɪn /


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Others state that dextrin, an edible carbohydrate produced from corn or potato starch, is used to make the adhesive.

From Washington Post Jun. 12, 2020

The colorant chemicals help determine the different colors we see, and the binder — often a type of starch called dextrin — binds the fuel, oxidizer, and colorant together within the pellets.

From The Verge Jul. 3, 2015

After amylases break down starch into smaller fragments, the brush border enzyme α-dextrinase starts working on α- dextrin, breaking off one glucose unit at a time.

From Textbooks Jun. 19, 2013

Upon hydrolysis starch gives first a mixture of dextrin and maltose, then glucose alone as an end-product.

From Dietetics for Nurses by Fairfax T. Proudfit

The ashes of most gum substitutes, consisting chiefly of dextrin, are characterized by the high percentage of chlorides they contain, due no doubt to the use of hydrochloric acid in their preparation.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 821, September 26, 1891 by Various




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