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glutenin

[ gloot-n-in ]

/ ˈglut n ɪn /

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noun

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

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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, gluten-sensitive enteropathy, gluteofemoral, gluteofemoral bursa, gluteoinguinal

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How to use glutenin in a sentence

Gluten is composed of two bodies called gliadin and glutenin.
Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value|Harry Snyder
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
Both gliadin and glutenin take important parts in bread making.
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

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