Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny 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.
Similar
E1400
Translations
Catalan dextrina
- dextrinapolymers of glucose
Czech dextrin
- dextrinpolymers of glucose
Finnish dekstriini
- dekstriinipolymers of glucose
French dextrine
- dextrinepolymers of glucose
German Dextrin
- Dextrinpolymers of glucose
Italian destrina
- destrinapolymers of glucose
Japanese 糊精, デキストリン
- 糊精 (kosei)polymers of glucose
- デキストリン (dekisutorin)polymers of glucose
Persian دکسترین
- دکسترین (dekstrin)polymers of glucose
Polish dekstryna
- dekstrynapolymers of glucose
Spanish dextrina
- dextrinapolymers of glucose
Cite this entry
APA
dextrin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dextrin
MLA
“dextrin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dextrin. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dextrin,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dextrin.
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