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DEXTRIN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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:
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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