glutenin

[ gloot-n-in ]

/ ˈglut n ɪn /

noun

a simple protein of cereal grains that imparts adhesive properties to flour.

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In order, what parts of speech are the words in all capital letters? Alisa was VERY tired, SO she decided to go to bed.

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adverb, conjunction

adjective, conjunction

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Origin of glutenin

First recorded in 1890–1900; gluten + -in¹

Words nearby glutenin

gluteal furrow, glutelin, gluten, gluten bread, gluten enteropathy, glutenin, glutenous, gluteofemoral, gluteofemoral bursa, gluteoinguinal, glutes

Example sentences from the Web for glutenin

Both gliadin and glutenin take important parts in bread making.
Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value|Harry Snyder
The gliadin imparts elasticity and tenacity, or toughness, to the gluten, and the glutenin gives it strength.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 1|Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
A dough cannot be made of pure germ, because it contains so little of the gliadin and glutenin.
Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value|Harry Snyder
These proteins, which occur in the wheat grain in the form of gluten, are known as gliadin and glutenin.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 1|Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences

Gluten is composed of two bodies called gliadin and glutenin.
Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value|Harry Snyder