Ĭn'ū-līne, n.

n. [Fr. inuline, It. inulina, from Lat. inula, equivalent to inula helenium, L.] (Chem.) A variety of starch obtained from the roots of Inula helenium, and other synantherous plants. It is tasteless, insoluble in cold water, but soluble in hot, and is deposited in the form of crystalline grains, or a fine white powder; — called also dahline. Gregory.