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inuline

inuline is the archaic form of inulin.

Meaning of inulin

Noun

inulin (usually uncountable, plural inulins)

  1. (usually) A polysaccharide found in the roots and tubers of certain plants, especially the Compositae (for example, sunchokes); it is mostly a polymer of fructose.
    • Meronym: fructose

Questions about inuline

What is inuline the archaic form of?
Inuline is the archaic form of inulin.

Words near inuline in the dictionary

  1. inulase
  2. inulases
  3. inulin
  4. inulinase
  5. inulinases
  6. inuline
  7. inulins
  8. inulobiose
  9. inuloid
  10. inulol
  11. inulosucrase

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