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dextrinize

dextrinize verb: to convert (starch molecules) to dextrin.

Verb

dextrinize (third-person singular simple present dextrinizes, present participle dextrinizing, simple past and past participle dextrinized)

  1. (transitive) To convert (starch molecules) to dextrin.

Forms of dextrinize

third-person singular presentdextrinizes
present participledextrinizing
past participledextrinized
pastdextrinized

Origin of dextrinize

From dextrin + -ize.

Questions about dextrinize

What does dextrinize mean?
Dextrinize means to convert (starch molecules) to dextrin.
What part of speech is dextrinize?
Dextrinize is a verb.
What is the past tense of dextrinize?
The past tense of dextrinize is dextrinized.

Words near dextrinize in the dictionary

  1. dextrinised
  2. dextrinization
  3. dextrinization time
  4. dextrinization times
  5. dextrinizations
  6. dextrinize
  7. dextrinized
  8. dextrinizes
  9. dextrinizing
  10. dextrinizing time
  11. dextrinizing times

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