dextrin

(deks’trin) (L. dexter right]. A soluble carbohydrate (C,H,,Os)n, into which starch is converted by diastase or by dilute acids. It is a white or yellowish powder, in aqueous solution forming mucilage. See ach rod dextrin and erythrodextrin. d., glycogen. liver d., a carbohydrate found in the liver, often in considerable amounts.