Bible Encyclopedias
Dextrine
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
A soluble matter into which the interior substance of starch globules is converted by acids or diastase, so called because when viewed by polarised light it has the property of turning the plane of polarisation to the right.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Dextrine'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/d/dextrine.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.