Dextrin
German, noun[dɛksˈtʁiːn]
Dextrin is spelled D-E-X-T-R-I-N (7 letters) and appears about once in every 27 million words in written German, the 301,457th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dextrin is a German neuter noun meaning “dextrin (any of a range of oligomers of glucose, intermediate in complexity between maltose and starch, produced by the enzymatic…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “klebrige und wasserlösliche Substanz, die ein Abbauprodukt der Stärke ist”.
What does Dextrin mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterdextrin (any of a range of oligomers of glucose, intermediate in complexity between maltose and starch, produced by the enzymatic hydrolysis of starch; used commercially as adhesives)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. klebrige und wasserlösliche Substanz, die ein Abbauprodukt der Stärke ist
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Dextrin
- Dextrins genitive
- Dextrine plural
- Dextrinen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Dextrin?
- [dɛksˈtʁiːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Dextrin
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Dextrin in German?
Dextrin appears about once in every 27 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).