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Webster 1913 Edition


Hordein

Hor′de-in

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Noun.
[L.
hordeum
barley.]
(Chem.)
A peculiar starchy matter contained in barley. It is a complex mixture.
[R.]

Definition 2024


hordein

hordein

English

Noun

hordein (countable and uncountable, plural hordeins)

  1. (organic chemistry) A glycoprotein found in barley and some other cereals.