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Webster 1913 Edition
Zein
Ze′in
,Noun.
[Cf. F.
zéine
. See Zea
.] (Chem.)
A nitrogenous substance of the nature of gluten, obtained from the seeds of Indian corn (
Zea
) as a soft, yellowish, amorphous substance. [Formerly written
zeine
.] Definition 2024
zein
zein
See also: ʒɛ̃in
English
Noun
zein (countable and uncountable, plural zeins)
- A protein derived from corn / maize, having many industrial applications.