cyclodextrin

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noun

Any of a class of cyclic oligosaccharides consisting of glucopyranose residues linked as in amylose; cycloamylose.

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Meanings

nouncyclodextrin (plural cyclodextrins)

plural cyclodextrins

  1. biochemistryAny of a class of cyclic oligosaccharides consisting of glucopyranose residues linked as in amylose; cycloamylose.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
cellulosinecycloamylose

Origin

From cyclo- + dextrin.

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Translations

Catalan ciclodextrina
  • ciclodextrinaany of a class of cyclic oligosaccharides consisting of glucopyranose residues
German Cyclodextrin
  • Cyclodextrinany of a class of cyclic oligosaccharides consisting of glucopyranose residues
Italian ciclodestrina
  • ciclodestrinaany of a class of cyclic oligosaccharides consisting of glucopyranose residues
Portuguese ciclodextrina
  • ciclodextrinaany of a class of cyclic oligosaccharides consisting of glucopyranose residues
Russian циклодекстрин
  • циклодекстрин (ciklodekstrin)any of a class of cyclic oligosaccharides consisting of glucopyranose residues
Ukrainian циклодекстрин
  • циклодекстрин (cyklodekstryn)any of a class of cyclic oligosaccharides consisting of glucopyranose residues
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APA

cyclodextrin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyclodextrin

MLA

“cyclodextrin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyclodextrin. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cyclodextrin,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyclodextrin.

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