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Definition of Hordein
1. n. A peculiar starchy matter contained in barley. It is a complex mixture.
Definition of Hordein
1. Noun. (organic compound) A glycoprotein found in barley and some other cereals. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hordein
1. a simple protein [n -S]
Medical Definition of Hordein
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Hordein
Literary usage of Hordein
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal (1834)
"hordein, thon, is nothing but bran more minutely divided than that which remains
on the bolter, which, in consequence of the minuteness of its fragments, ..."
2. The Annals of Philosophy by Richard Phillips, E W Brayley (1817)
"The starch and hordein constitute the powder that remains after the ... By boiling
this powder in water, the starch is taken up, while the hordein remains. ..."
3. Annals of Philosophy, Or, Magazine of Chemistry, Mineralogy, Mechanics by Thomas Thomson (1817)
"The starch and hordein constitute the powder that remains after the ... By boiling
this powder in water, the starch is taken up, while the hordein remains. ..."
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