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• DEXTRINE (BRITISH Gum, STARCH Gum, LEIOCOME), (C6H10O5)e, a substance produced from starch by the action of dilute acids, or by roasting it at a temperature between 170 and 240° C. It is manufactured by spraying starch with 2% nitric acid, drying in air,

DEXTRINE (See also:

• BRITISH

BRITISH See also:

• GUM (Fr. gomme, Lat. gommi, Gr. Kµµ1, possibly a Coptic word; distinguish " gum," the fleshy covering of the base of a tooth, in O. Eng. gbma, palate, cf. Ger. Gaumen, roof of the mouth; the ultimate origin is probably the root gha, to open wide, seen in

Gum, See also:

• STARCH

STARCH Gum, LEIOCOME), (C6H10O5)e, a substance produced from starch by the See also:

• ACTION

action of dilute acids, or by roasting it at a temperature between 170 and 240° C. It is manufactured by spraying starch with 2% nitric See also:

• ACID (from the Lat. root ac-, sharp; acere, to be sour)

acid, drying in See also:

• AIR (from an Indo-European root meaning " breathe," " blow ")
• AIR, or ASBEN

air,  and then See also:

• HEATING

heating to about 1ro° . Different modifications are known, e.g. amylodextrine, erythrodextrine and achroodextrine . Its name has reference to its powerful dextrorotatory See also:

• ACTION

action on polarized See also:

• LIGHT

light . Pure See also:

• DEXTRINE (BRITISH Gum, STARCH Gum, LEIOCOME), (C6H10O5)e, a substance produced from starch by the action of dilute acids, or by roasting it at a temperature between 170 and 240° C. It is manufactured by spraying starch with 2% nitric acid, drying in air,

dextrine is an insipid, odourless, See also:

• WHITE
• WHITE, ANDREW DICKSON (1832– )
• WHITE, GILBERT (1720–1793)
• WHITE, HENRY KIRKE (1785-1806)
• WHITE, HUGH LAWSON (1773-1840)
• WHITE, JOSEPH BLANCO (1775-1841)
• WHITE, RICHARD GRANT (1822-1885)
• WHITE, ROBERT (1645-1704)
• WHITE, SIR GEORGE STUART (1835– )
• WHITE, SIR THOMAS (1492-1567)
• WHITE, SIR WILLIAM ARTHUR (1824--1891)
• WHITE, SIR WILLIAM HENRY (1845– )
• WHITE, THOMAS (1628-1698)
• WHITE, THOMAS (c. 1550-1624)

white substance; commercial dextrine is sometimes yellowish, and contains burnt or unchanged See also:

• STARCH

starch . It dissolves in See also:

• WATER

water and dilute See also:

• ALCOHOL

alcohol; by strong alcohol it is precipitated from its solutions as the hydrated See also:

• COMPOUND
• COMPOUND (from Lat. componere, to combine or put together)

compound, C6H10O6•See also:

• H2O (combined)

H2O . Diastase converts it eventually into maltose, C12H22O11; and by boiling with dilute acids (sulphuric, hydrochloric, acetic) it is transformed into dextrose, or See also:

• ORDINARY (med. Lat. ordinarius, Fr. ordinaire)

ordinary See also:

• GLUCOSE (from Gr. - twais, sweet)

glucose, See also:

• C6H12O6

C6H12O6 . It does not ferment in contact with yeast, and does not reduce See also:

• FEHLING, HERMANN VON (1812—1885)

Fehling's See also:

• SOLUTION (from Lat. solvere, to loosen, dissolve)

solution . If heated with strong nitric See also:

• ACID (from the Lat. root ac-, sharp; acere, to be sour)

acid it gives oxalic, and not mucic acid . Dextrine much resembles See also:

• GUM (Fr. gomme, Lat. gommi, Gr. Kµµ1, possibly a Coptic word; distinguish " gum," the fleshy covering of the base of a tooth, in O. Eng. gbma, palate, cf. Ger. Gaumen, roof of the mouth; the ultimate origin is probably the root gha, to open wide, seen in

gum arabic, for which it is generally substituted . It is employed for sizing See also:

• PAPER
• PAPER (Fr. papier, from Lat. papyrus)

paper, for stiffening See also:

• COTTON
• COTTON (Fr. coton; from Arab. qutun)
• COTTON, CHARLES (163o–1687)
• COTTON, GEORGE EDWARD LYNCH (1813–1866)
• COTTON, JOHN (1585–1652)
• COTTON, SIR ROBERT BRUCE

cotton goods, and for thickening See also:

• COLOURS, MILITARY

colours in See also:

• CALICO

calico See also:

• PRINTING (from Lat. imprimere, O. Fr. empreindre)

printing, also in the making of lozenges, adhesive stamps and labels, and surgical bandages . See See also:

• OTTO

Otto Lueger, Lexikon der gesamten Technik .