INULIN
inulin
(noun) used to manufacture fructose and in assessing kidney function
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
inulin (usually uncountable, plural inulins)
(carbohydrate) A polysaccharide found in the roots and tubers of certain plants, especially the Compositae; it is mostly a polymer of fructose.
Source: Wiktionary
In"u*lin, n. Etym: [From NL. Inula Helenium, the elecampane: cf. F. inuline.] (Chem.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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