dextrin

See also: Dextrin

English

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛkstɹɪn/
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Noun

dextrin (countable and uncountable, plural dextrins)

  1. (biochemistry) 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.

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Czech

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈdɛkstrɪn]
  • IPA(key): [ˈdɛkstriːn]

Noun

dextrin m inan

  1. (biochemistry) 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)

Declension
Declension of dextrin (hard masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative dextrin dextriny
genitive dextrinu dextrinů
dative dextrinu dextrinům
accusative dextrin dextriny
vocative dextrine dextriny
locative dextrinu dextrinech
instrumental dextrinem dextriny

Further reading
  • dextrin in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • dextrin in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
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