About The Word Inulin
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Inulin
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What's The Definition Of Inulin?
[n] used to manufacture fructose and in assessing kidney function
Synonyms | Synonyms for Inulin: Related Terms | Find terms related to Inulin: See Also | polyose | polysaccharide Inulin In Webster's Dictionary \In"u*lin\, n. [From NL. Inula Helenium, the elecampane:
cf. F. inuline.] (Chem.)
A substance of very wide occurrence. It is found dissolved in
the sap of the roots and rhizomes of many composite and other
plants, as {Inula}, {Helianthus}, {Campanula}, etc., and is
extracted by solution as a tasteless, white, semicrystalline
substance, resembling starch, with which it is isomeric. It
is intermediate in nature between starch and sugar. Called
also {dahlin}, {helenin}, {alantin}, etc.
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