dextrin
/dek-strin/US // ˈdɛk strɪn //UK // (ˈdɛkstrɪn) //
糊精,糊精粉,糊糊精,糊涂虫
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n.名词 noun
- 1
Biochemistry, Chemistry.
- : a soluble, gummy substance, formed from starch by the action of heat, acids, or ferments, occurring in various forms and having dextrorotatory properties: used chiefly as a thickening agent in printing inks and food, as a mucilage, and as a substitute for gum arabic and other natural substances.
Synonyms & Antonyms
as incarbohydrate
Examples
Iodine commonly turns commercial dextrin blue, but does not affect the colour of pure dextrin.
In undressed Mysore coffee Commaille found 2.6 percent of glucose and no dextrin.
Intense heat changes the content of the starch granules on the surface of the slice of bread to dextrin.
With intense dry heat, as in toasting, the granule expands and opens, and the contents change to dextrin.
This cellulose is closely allied in composition to starch, dextrin, and a form of sugar called glucose.
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