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How to use casein in a sentence

11 example sentences · noun

Casein means a protein present in both milk and in the seeds of leguminous plants. Example: “Since writing this report, we found that the intravenous injection of nucleoprotein, casein, and probably also other albuminous substances may produce small necroses of liver tissue in the guinea pig.”

Examples of casein by meaning

nounA protein present in both milk and in the seeds of leguminous plants.

  • Since writing this report, we found that the intravenous injection of nucleoprotein, casein, and probably also other albuminous substances may produce small necroses of liver tissue in the guinea pig.1913 May 25, “COLLOIDAL COPPER'S VALUE IN CANCER CASES CONFIRMED; […]”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company...
  • It’s the clumping nature of the caseins that makes possible most thickened milk products, from yogurt to cheese.2004, Harold McGee, chapter 1, in On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen, Scribner, →ISBN

More sentences with casein

  • The composition contains 25 parts of modified, nonacidulous wheat gluten and 75 parts of glue or casein.1948, Clarence Jay West, Sizing of Paper - Volume 2, Parts 3-4, pages 165-327. From the entry nonacidulous
  • In parallel, egg extract and Gal d 1, ovomucoid, and cow’s milk extract and Bos d 8, casein, were applied.2015 August 2, Karin Hoffmann-Sommergruber, Sabine Pfeifer, Merima Bublin, “Applications of Molecular Diagnostic Testing in Food Allergy”…. From the entry ovomucoid
  • Animal products like blood, urine, manure, casein and animal glue have been used through the centuries to stabilise loam.2000, Gernot Minke, Earth Construction Handbook: The Building Material Earth in Modern Architecture, WIT Press, →ISBN, page 45. From the entry oxblood
  • I try to take them through as many as possible; water color, crayons, charcoal, tempera, and india ink, casein—everything but oil."1963, Themis of Zeta Tau Alpha, volume 62, number 1, Menasha, Wis.: Zeta Tau Alpha, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 19, column 3. From the entry blotto
  • The greatest quantity of casein goes to the manufacture of plastic substances like galalith, galakerit, keroid, proteolith, and others.1937, Report of the Delegation of the United States, page 36. From the entry keroid
  • It turns out that many hormones and drugs are also peptides, and a number of casein peptides do affect the body in hormone-like ways.2004, Harold McGee, chapter 1, in On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen, Scribner, →ISBN. From the entry peptide
  • Absorbent ground canvas intended for mural purposes should, while being prined, be given a sizing of casein or gelatin on the reverse side.1939, Raphael Doktor, Canvas Adhesives. From the entry absorbent ground
  • Aromatics, sometimes referred to as reodorants, are added to fabric sizing to disguise the glue or casein smell, leaving the product with a fine fresh odor.1984, Nicholas Basta, George T. Austin, Shreve's Chemical Process Industries Handbook, 5th edition, page 485. From the entry reodorant
  • As a matter of fact the casein protease digests boiled and coagulated serum far more easily than unboiled serum, as set forth by the following experiments.1903 November 2, S. G. Hedin, “On the presence of a proteolytic enzyme in the normal serum of the ox”, in The Journal of Physiology…. From the entry protease

Meaning of casein

  1. noun A protein present in both milk and in the seeds of leguminous plants.

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Questions about casein in a sentence

How do you use casein in a sentence?
Casein is used as a noun. For example: “Since writing this report, we found that the intravenous injection of nucleoprotein, casein, and probably also other albuminous substances may produce small necroses of liver tissue in the guinea pig.”
What is a short sentence with casein?
“The composition contains 25 parts of modified, nonacidulous wheat gluten and 75 parts of glue or casein.”
What does casein mean?
Casein means a protein present in both milk and in the seeds of leguminous plants.

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