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aleurone

American

[al-yuh-rohn, uh-loor-ohn] / ˈæl yəˌroʊn, əˈlʊər oʊn /

Also aleuron

noun

protein granules aleuronegrains found in a single layer of cells aleuronelayer in the outermost portion of the endosperm.

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

aleuronic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of aleurone

First recorded in 1865–70, aleurone is from the Greek word áleuron flour, meal

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