Dextrin of low molecular weight, formed from starch in a stage of the digestion of the latter by amylase; it gives no color reaction with iodine. Cf. amylodextrin, erythrodextrin. Syn: achrodextrin.
Origin
[G. achroos, uncolored, + dextrin]
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Dextrin of low molecular weight, formed from starch in a stage of the digestion of the latter by amylase; it gives no color reaction with iodine. Cf. amylodextrin, erythrodextrin. Syn: achrodextrin.
Origin
[G. achroos, uncolored, + dextrin]