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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A name given by Brown and Morris to a class of substances formed by the action of diastase upon starch. They have the properties of both maltose and dextrine.
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On the assumption of the existence of these compounds, Brown and his colleagues formulated what is known as the maltodextrin or amyloin hypothesis of starch degradation.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Various
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