caseinate

American  

[key-see-neyt, -see-uh-, key-see-neyt] / ˈkeɪ siˌneɪt, -si ə-, keɪˈsi neɪt /

noun

Chemistry.

1. a metallic salt of casein.

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Etymology

Origin of caseinate

casein + -ate ²

Example Sentences

In a recent study published in Polymers, researchers created a thin, flexible film using calcium caseinate, a commercially available form of casein, the primary protein found in milk.

From Science Daily • Feb. 28, 2026

Some of the ingredients you might run into in the kitchen there include sodium caseinate and edible blue shimmer, brown carbonized vegetable powder and teenage coconuts.

From New York Times • May 25, 2011

“What exactly is partially hydrolyzed caseinate, and why would you put it in food?”

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin