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Meaning of dextrin | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/ˈdɛkstɹɪn/

Definitions

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.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Čeština dextrin
Deutsch Dextrin
Español dextrina
Suomi dekstriini
Français dextrine
Italiano destrina
日本語 デキストリン 糊精
Polski dekstryna

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

See also

dextrinase dextrine dextrinization dextrinization time dextrinizing time dextrinoidity

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