dextrin

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.

Noun

  1. 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.

Forms

dextrins dextrine

Synonyms

E1400

Hyponyms

maltodextrin

Related

dextrose

Derived

achrodextrin achroodextrin chitodextrin cyclodextrin dextrinase dextrinization dextrinize dextrinogenic dextrinoid dextrinosis erythrodextrin oligodextrin Schardinger dextrin xylodextrin