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aleurones

aleurones is the plural of aleurone.

Meaning of aleurone

Noun

aleurone (countable and uncountable, plural aleurones)

  1. The protein content of the embryo, endosperm, or perisperm of cereals, in the form of minute particles.
  2. The outer layer (and its major cell type and its specialized protein) of the endosperm.
    Synonyms:
    peripheral endosperm

Questions about aleurones

What is aleurones the plural of?
Aleurones is the plural of aleurone.

Words near aleurones in the dictionary

  1. aleuronaplast
  2. aleuronaplasts
  3. aleuronat
  4. aleuronate
  5. aleurone
  6. aleurones
  7. aleuronic
  8. aleurons
  9. aleurophagous
  10. aleuroplast
  11. aleuroplasts

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