Definitions For Cyclodextrin

Noun

CYCLODEXTRIN (plural CYCLODEXTRINs) (carbohydrate) Any of a class of cyclic oligosaccharides consisting of glucopyranose residues linked as in amylose; cycloamylose.

Usage notes

They are named using a lowercase Greek letter as prefix, α- meaning six sugar residues, β- meaning seven and so on. The IUPAC names are of the form cyclomaltohexaose, cyclomaltoheptaose etc.

Translations

Catalan: ciclodextrina, f German: Cyclodextrin, n Italian: ciclodestrina, f Portuguese: ciclodextrina, f Russian: циклодекстрин, m Ukrainian: циклодекстрин, m

Etymology

cyclo + dextrin

Is Cyclodextrin a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
27
Words with Friends
30

The word Cyclodextrin is worth 27 points in Scrabble and 30 points in Words with Friends

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