dextrin
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Others state that dextrin, an edible carbohydrate produced from corn or potato starch, is used to make the adhesive.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 12, 2020
The colorant chemicals help determine the different colors we see, and the binder — often a type of starch called dextrin — binds the fuel, oxidizer, and colorant together within the pellets.
From The Verge ● Jul. 3, 2015
After amylases break down starch into smaller fragments, the brush border enzyme α-dextrinase starts working on α- dextrin, breaking off one glucose unit at a time.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
This cellulose is closely allied in composition to starch, dextrin, and a form of sugar called glucose.
From The Chemistry of Hat Manufacturing Lectures Delivered Before the Hat Manufacturers' Association by Albert Shonk
These foods are very much like wheat flour which has been subjected to heat, changing to a small extent the starch to dextrose and dextrin.
From Dietetics for Nurses by Fairfax T. Proudfit
