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dextrinoid

dextrinoid adjective: applied to a mushroom that turns reddish-brown upon application of Melzer's reagent.

Adjective

dextrinoid (not comparable)

  1. Applied to a mushroom that turns reddish-brown upon application of Melzer's reagent.
    Synonyms:
    pseudoamyloid

Synonyms of dextrinoid

Antonyms

Origin of dextrinoid

From dextrin + -oid?

Words formed from dextrinoid

Questions about dextrinoid

What does dextrinoid mean?
Dextrinoid means applied to a mushroom that turns reddish-brown upon application of Melzer's reagent.
What part of speech is dextrinoid?
Dextrinoid is an adjective.

Words near dextrinoid in the dictionary

  1. dextrinizes
  2. dextrinizing
  3. dextrinizing time
  4. dextrinizing times
  5. dextrinogenic
  6. dextrinoid
  7. dextrinoidity
  8. dextrinosis
  9. dextrinous
  10. dextrins
  11. dextro

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