deglutinate

[dee-gloot-n-eyt]

verb (used with object)

deglutinated, deglutinating 

1. to extract the gluten from.

deglutinate

/ diːˈɡluːtɪˌneɪt /

verb

1. (tr) to extract the gluten from (a cereal, esp wheat)

Other Word Forms

• deglutination noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of deglutinate¹

1600–10; < Latin dēglūtinātus (past participle of dēglūtināre to unglue), equivalent to dē- de- + glūtinātus glued ( glūtin- ( gluten ) + -ātus -ate ¹ )

Word History and Origins

Origin of deglutinate¹

C17: from Latin dēglūtināre to unglue, from _de- + glūtināre, from glūten _glue

Example Sentences

Deglutinate, de-glōō′tin-āt, v.t. to separate things that are glued together by softening the glue:—pr.p. deglu′tināting; pa.p. deglu′tināted.

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Antonyms: unglue, deglutinate. glum, a. moody, dumpish, sullen, sulky, morose, sour. glut, v. satiate, sate, cloy, surfeit; overfeed, overstock, oversupply. glut, n. superfluity, superabundance, overstock, excess. glutton, n. gormandizer, belly-god, cormorant, gormand; wolverine. gluttonous, a. voracious, gluttonish. gluttony, n. voracity, gormandism. gnawer, n. rodent; pl.

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