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legumin

legumin noun: any of a group of globulins, resembling casein, found mostly in legumes and grains.

Noun

legumin (countable and uncountable, plural legumins)

  1. Any of a group of globulins, resembling casein, found mostly in legumes and grains.
    • By evaporation, a substance of a gummy appearance, susceptible of redissolving in water, is obtained, and which possesses the composition of legumin, as is shown by the following numbers:1843, Dumas, Cahours, On the Neutral Nitrogenous Matters of Organisation, Charles Watt, John Watt (editors), The Chemist, Volume 4 (Volume 1 of New Series), page 51
    • The legumin group includes edestin, glycinin, legumin from Vicia faba, arachin, and cocosin.1976, Julius W. Dieckert, Marilyne C. Dieckert, Production of Vacuolar Protein Deosits in Developing Seeds and Seed Protein Homology: Genetic Improvement of Seed Proteins: Proceedings of a Workshop...

legumin meaning in Tamil

legumin in Tamil

இலகுமின்

Forms of legumin

plurallegumins
alternative form (archaic)legumine

Origin of legumin

From French légumine; equivalent to legume + -in.

Questions about legumin

What does legumin mean?
Legumin means any of a group of globulins, resembling casein, found mostly in legumes and grains.
What is legumin in Tamil?
Legumin in Tamil is இலகுமின். See Legumin meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is legumin?
Legumin is a noun.
What is the plural of legumin?
The plural of legumin is legumins.

Words near legumin in the dictionary

  1. legumen
  2. legumens
  3. legumes
  4. legumey
  5. legumiferous
  6. legumin
  7. legumina
  8. leguminaceous
  9. legumine
  10. leguminoid
  11. leguminose

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