melanoidin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a class of brown polymers typically formed when food is browned (by means of the Maillard reaction).

Word forms

melanoidin melanoidins

Etymology

From melano- + -oid + -in.

Synonyms

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