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melanoidin

melanoidin noun: any of a class of brown polymers typically formed when food is browned (by means of the Maillard reaction).

Noun

melanoidin (plural melanoidins)

  1. Any of a class of brown polymers typically formed when food is browned (by means of the Maillard reaction).
    Synonyms:
    melanoid

Synonyms of melanoidin

Forms of melanoidin

pluralmelanoidins

Origin of melanoidin

From melano- + -oid + -in.

Questions about melanoidin

What does melanoidin mean?
Melanoidin means any of a class of brown polymers typically formed when food is browned (by means of the Maillard reaction).
What part of speech is melanoidin?
Melanoidin is a noun.
What is the plural of melanoidin?
The plural of melanoidin is melanoidins.

Words near melanoidin in the dictionary

  1. melanogogue
  2. melanogogues
  3. melanoheliophobia
  4. melanoic
  5. melanoid
  6. melanoidin
  7. melanoidins
  8. melanoids
  9. melanoiridoblast
  10. melanoiridoblasts
  11. melanoleucophore

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