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legumins

legumins is the plural 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 legumins

What is legumins the plural of?
Legumins is the plural of legumin.

Words near legumins in the dictionary

  1. leguminaceous
  2. legumine
  3. leguminoid
  4. leguminose
  5. leguminous
  6. legumins
  7. Legums
  8. Legundi
  9. legwarmer
  10. legwarmers
  11. legwear

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