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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,