hordein

[ hawr-dee-in ]

nounBiochemistry.
  1. a simple protein of the prolamin class, found in barley grain.

Origin of hordein

1
1820–30; <French hordéine<Latin horde(um) barley + French -ine-in2

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How to use hordein in a sentence

  • Examples of these proteins may be seen in the gliadin of wheat, zein of corn, and hordein of barley.

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British Dictionary definitions for hordein

hordein

/ (ˈhɔːdiːɪn) /


noun
  1. a simple protein, rich in proline, that occurs in barley

Origin of hordein

1
C19: from French hordéine, from Latin hordeum barley + French -ine -in

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