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hordein

hordein noun: a glycoprotein found in barley and some other cereals.

Noun

hordein (countable and uncountable, plural hordeins)

  1. A glycoprotein found in barley and some other cereals.

Forms of hordein

pluralhordeins

Origin of hordein

Latin hordeum (“barley”).

Questions about hordein

What does hordein mean?
Hordein means a glycoprotein found in barley and some other cereals.
What part of speech is hordein?
Hordein is a noun.
What is the plural of hordein?
The plural of hordein is hordeins.

Words near hordein in the dictionary

  1. horde modes
  2. hordeaceous
  3. horded
  4. hordeic acid
  5. hordeiform
  6. hordein
  7. hordeing
  8. hordeins
  9. hordeivirus
  10. hordeiviruses
  11. hordelike

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