Definitions for inulin

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inulin in·u·lin

Spelling: [in-yuh-lin]

IPA: /ˈɪn yə lɪn/

Inulin is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 25 anagrams from letters in inulin (iilnnu).

Definitions for inulin

noun

1. a polysaccharide, (C 6 H 10 O 5) n , obtained from the roots of certain plants, especially elecampane, dahlia, and Jerusalem artichoke, that undergoes hydrolysis to the dextrorotatory form of fructose: used chiefly as an ingredient in diabetic bread, in processed foods to increase their fiber content, and as a reagent in diagnosing kidney function.

Origin of inulin

1805-15; New Latin Inul(a) a genus of plants (Latin: elecampane) + -in²

Examples for inulin

Mannan bears the same relation to mannose that starch does to glucose and inulin to fructose.

Biscuits made of inulin, the starchy principle largely contained in Iceland moss, were suggested by Kuelz.

inulin, in′ū-lin, n. a starch-like product used in medicine, obtained principally from the roots of the plant Inula or Elecampane.

inulin is a compound closely related to starch, and upon digestion with acids, yields levulose just as starch yields glucose.

In addition the juice contains taraxacerin (derived from the former), asparagin, inulin, resins and salts.

The starch corpuscles are very small, with a trace of inulin.