aleurone

Also al·eu·ron

[al-yuh-rohn, uh-loor-ohn]

noun

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

Other Word Forms

• aleuronic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of aleurone¹

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

Example Sentences

The second form is secreted by the scutellum, and perhaps by the aleurone cells, of germinating seeds, being produced by special glandular tissue.

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The inventor erected a large factory which produces vegetal albumen or aleurone meal from 80 to 83 per cent. of albumen, and a second quality of about 50 per cent.

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The cells contain no starch, the reserve food supply being stored cellulose, protein, and aleurone grains.

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In a subsequent addition to this patent, the active agent is separated from the aleurone by extraction with benzene and centrifugal force.

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The purple aleurone color of maize seeds is attributed by R. A. Emerson to five distinct factors, while E. Baur found four factors responsible for the red color of snapdragon blossoms.

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