casein
/ˈkeɪ.siːn//ˈkeɪ.sin/
casein noun: a protein present in both milk and in the seeds of leguminous plants.
Noun
casein (countable and uncountable, plural caseins)
- A protein present in both milk and in the seeds of leguminous plants.
- Since writing this report, we found that the intravenous injection of nucleoprotein, casein, and probably also other albuminous substances may produce small necroses of liver tissue in the guinea pig. This observation points to a possible danger in the use of casein solutions."1913 May 25, “COLLOIDAL COPPER'S VALUE IN CANCER CASES CONFIRMED; […]”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 23 Nov 2025
- It’s the clumping nature of the caseins that makes possible most thickened milk products, from yogurt to cheese. The whey proteins play a more minor role; they influence the texture of casein curds, and stabilize the milk foams on specialty coffees.2004, Harold McGee, chapter 1, in On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen, Scribner, →ISBN
- Synonyms:
- legumine
casein meaning in Tamil, Indonesian and Persian
casein in Tamil
- பால் புரதம், கேசீன், பாலிலுள்ள புரதம், கேசின், கசின், பால்புரதம்
casein in Indonesian
- protein
- kasein
casein in Persian
- protein
- کازئین kâze'-in
Examples of casein in a sentence
- The composition contains 25 parts of modified, nonacidulous wheat gluten and 75 parts of glue or casein.
- In parallel, egg extract and Gal d 1, ovomucoid, and cow’s milk extract and Bos d 8, casein, were applied.
- Animal products like blood, urine, manure, casein and animal glue have been used through the centuries to stabilise loam.
Synonyms of casein
Forms of casein
| plural | caseins |
|---|---|
| alternative form (obsolete) | caseine |
Origin of casein
From French caséine, formed from Latin cāseus (“cheese”) + -ine.
Words formed from casein
Words that rhyme with casein
Questions about casein
- What does casein mean?
- Casein means a protein present in both milk and in the seeds of leguminous plants.
- What is casein in Tamil?
- Casein in Tamil is பால் புரதம், கேசீன், பாலிலுள்ள புரதம். See Casein meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is casein?
- Casein is a noun.
- How do you pronounce casein?
- Casein is pronounced /ˈkeɪ.siːn/ (UK).
- What is the plural of casein?
- The plural of casein is caseins.
Words near casein in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: casein (page history and authors); casein (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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