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What is a dextrin?

What is a dextrin? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  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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Starch and dextrin are extracted from corn, wheat, potatoes, or rice.
The amylopsin likewise in the pancreatic secretion acts upon the starch and dextrin, changing them to maltose.
The starch has disappeared, and dextrin, a new substance, appears in its place.
With intense dry heat, as in toasting, the granule expands and opens, and the contents change to dextrin.
Starch and dextrin glues are used in corrugated board and packaging and as a wallpaper adhesive.
Among his other contributions were studies of starch and bitumen and the discovery of pectin and dextrin.

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