cyclodextrin

Noun

 * 1)  Any of a class of cyclic oligosaccharides consisting of glucopyranose residues linked as in amylose; cycloamylose.

Usage notes

 * They are named using a lowercase Greek letter as prefix, α- meaning six sugar residues, β- meaning seven and so on.
 * The IUPAC names are of the form cyclomaltohexaose, cyclomaltoheptaose etc.

Translations

 * Catalan:
 * German: Cyclodextrin
 * Italian: ciclodestrina
 * Portuguese: ciclodextrina
 * Russian:
 * Ukrainian: циклодекстрин