ALEURONE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Granular protein in outermost layer of endosperm of many seeds or cereal grains

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("aleurone" is a kind of...):

protein (any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells; consist of polymers of amino acids; essential in the diet of animals for growth and for repair of tissues; can be obtained from meat and eggs and milk and legumes)

Derivation:

aleuronic (of or related to aleurone)

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