DEXTRIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dextrin mean? 

• DEXTRIN (noun)
  The noun DEXTRIN has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: DEXTRIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DEXTRIN (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:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("dextrin" is a kind of...):

polyose; polysaccharide (any of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chains of monosaccharide molecules)

 Context examples 

The addition of sulfobutyl ether beta-cyclodextrin to the formulation improves the solubility, stability and ease of use of melphalan; cyclodextrins are cyclic dextrins derived from starch.

(Melphalan Hydrochloride/Sulfobutyl Ether Beta-Cyclodextrin Complex, NCI Thesaurus)