English-Thai Dictionary
inulin
N สาร โพลีแซค คา ไรด์ช นิดหนึ่ง ที่ ใช้ ศึกษา การทำงาน ของ ไต
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
INULIN
n.A peculiar vegetable principle extracted from the Inula helenium, or elecampane.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
INULIN
In "u *lin, n. Etym: [From NL. Inula Helenium, the elecampane: cf. F.inuline.] (Chem. )
Defn: 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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
inulin
in u lin |ˈinyəlin ˈɪnjələn | ▶noun Biochemistry a complex of sugar present in the roots of various plants and used medically to test kidney function. It is a polysaccharide based on fructose. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Latin inula (identified by medieval herbalists with elecampane ) + -in 1 .
Oxford Dictionary
inulin
inulin |ˈɪnjʊlɪn | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Biochemistry a complex of sugar present in the roots of various plants and used medically to test kidney function. It is a polysaccharide based on fructose. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Latin inula (identified by medieval herbalists with elecampane ) + -in 1 .
Duden Dictionary
Inulin
Inu lin Substantiv, Neutrum Medizin , das |Inul i n |nach dem lateinischen Namen Inula für die Pflanze Alant pflanzlicher Wirkstoff, der die Darmflora verbessern kann und zur Nierendiagnostik verwendet wird
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