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Cerealin

Ce′re-a-lin

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Noun.
(Chem.)
A nitrogenous substance closely resembling diastase, obtained from bran, and possessing the power of converting starch into dextrin, sugar, and lactic acid.
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Definition 2024


cerealin

cerealin

English

Noun

cerealin (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry) A nitrogenous substance closely resembling diastase, obtained from bran, and possessing the power of converting starch into dextrin, sugar, and lactic acid.
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