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Triticum repens

Triticin \Trit"i*cin\, n. (Chem.) A carbohydrate isomeric with dextrin, obtained from quitch grass ( Agropyrum repens, formerly Triticum repens) as a white amorphous substance.

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It was formerly known as Triticum repens, though now assigned to the genus Agropyrum.