aleurone

American  

[al-yuh-rohn, uh-loor-ohn] / ˈæl jəˌroʊn, əˈlʊər oʊn /

Also aleuron

noun

1. protein granules aleuronegrains found in a single layer of cells aleuronelayer in the outermost portion of the endosperm.

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Other Word Forms

• aleuronic
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of aleurone

First recorded in 1865–70, aleurone is from the Greek word áleuron flour, meal

Example Sentences

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aleurone

The purple aleurone color of maize seeds is attributed by R. A. Emerson to five distinct factors, while E. Baur found four factors responsible for the red color of snapdragon blossoms.

From Applied Eugenics by Popenoe, Paul

All plants, moreover, have the power of dissolving albuminous or proteid substances, such as protoplasm, chlorophyll, gluten, aleurone, and of carrying them from one part to other parts of their tissues.

From Insectivorous Plants by Darwin, Charles

The inventor erected a large factory which produces vegetal albumen or aleurone meal from 80 to 83 per cent. of albumen, and a second quality of about 50 per cent.

From Woman under socialism by De Leon, Daniel

This pulpy substance, formed entirely of oval cells filled with aleurone, consists of two distinct layers.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 613, October 1, 1887 by Various

Dogs, that have a nose for albumen, eat aleurone meal with the same avidity as meat, even if they otherwise refuse bread, and they are then better able to stand hardships.

From Woman under socialism by De Leon, Daniel