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cyclodextrin

cyclodextrin noun: any of a class of cyclic oligosaccharides consisting of glucopyranose residues linked as in amylose; cycloamylose.

Noun

cyclodextrin (plural cyclodextrins)

  1. Any of a class of cyclic oligosaccharides consisting of glucopyranose residues linked as in amylose; cycloamylose.

Forms of cyclodextrin

pluralcyclodextrins

Origin of cyclodextrin

From cyclo- + dextrin.

Words formed from cyclodextrin

Questions about cyclodextrin

What does cyclodextrin mean?
Cyclodextrin means any of a class of cyclic oligosaccharides consisting of glucopyranose residues linked as in amylose; cycloamylose.
What part of speech is cyclodextrin?
Cyclodextrin is a noun.
What is the plural of cyclodextrin?
The plural of cyclodextrin is cyclodextrins.

Words near cyclodextrin in the dictionary

  1. cyclodevelopmental
  2. cyclodeviation
  3. cyclodeviations
  4. cyclodextran
  5. cyclodextrans
  6. cyclodextrin
  7. cyclodextrinase
  8. cyclodextrinases
  9. cyclodextrine
  10. cyclodextrines
  11. cyclodextrins

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