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legumine

legumine is the archaic form of legumin.

Meaning of legumin

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

Questions about legumine

What is legumine the archaic form of?
Legumine is the archaic form of legumin.

Words near legumine in the dictionary

  1. legumey
  2. legumiferous
  3. legumin
  4. legumina
  5. leguminaceous
  6. legumine
  7. leguminoid
  8. leguminose
  9. leguminous
  10. legumins
  11. Legums

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