AMIDIN

Etymology

Noun

amidin (countable and uncountable, plural amidins)

(chemistry) Starch modified by heat so as to become a transparent mass, like horn. It is soluble in cold water.

Anagrams

• Midian

Source: Wiktionary


Am"i*din, n. Etym: [Cf. F. amidine, fr. amido starch, fr. L. amylum, Gr. Meal.] (Chem.)

Definition: Start modified by heat so as to become a transparent mass, like horn. It is soluble in cold water.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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