glutenin
glutenin noun: a glutelin protein in wheat.
Noun
glutenin (countable and uncountable, plural glutenins)
- A glutelin protein in wheat.
- The gliadin chains fold onto themselves in a compact mass, and bond weakly with each other and with the glutenin proteins. The glutenins, however, bond with each other in several ways to form an extensive, tightly knit network.2004, Harold McGee, chapter 10, in On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen, Scribner, →ISBN
Forms of glutenin
| plural | glutenins |
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Origin of glutenin
From gluten + -in.
Questions about glutenin
- What does glutenin mean?
- Glutenin means a glutelin protein in wheat.
- What part of speech is glutenin?
- Glutenin is a noun.
- What is the plural of glutenin?
- The plural of glutenin is glutenins.
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