achroödextrin

noun

ach·​roö·​dex·​trin

ˌa-krə-(ˌ)wō-ˈdek-strən

variants or less commonly achrodextrin

ˌa-krō-ˈdek-strən

plural -s

: a dextrin that does not give a color with iodine

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary achro- + dextrin

First Known Use

1878, in the meaning defined above

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