cyclodextrin

cyclodextrin
\\"ˌ\ noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary cycl- + dextrin
: any of a class of cyclic oligosaccharide sugars that are products of the enzymatic decomposition of starch and that can act as catalysts because they have the form of a rigid cylinder and can hold within their cavities smaller molecules which can then participate in reactions

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cyclodextrin /sī-klō-dekˈstrin/
noun
Any of several water-soluble carbohydrates with hydrophobic interiors, used to provide capsules for drugs
ORIGIN:cyclo- and ↑dextrin

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