"xylodextrin" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: xylodextrins [plural]
Etymology: xylo- + dextrin Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|xylo|dextrin}} xylo- + dextrin Head templates: {{en-noun}} xylodextrin (plural xylodextrins)
  1. (biochemistry) An oligomer of xylose. Categories (topical): Carbohydrates

Inflected forms

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