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A labeled diagram of a corn kernel shows various products derived from its parts, including gluten, corn syrup, edible starch, dextrin, industrial starch, oil cake, plastic resin, soap, glycerin, soluble corn oil, and refined corn oil, with arrows indicating their sources within the kernel.
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dextrin, class of substances prepared by the incomplete hydrolysis of starch or by the heating of dry starch. Dextrins are used chiefly as adhesives and as sizing agents for textiles and paper.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Michael Ray.