Gluten /(?)/
Glu·ten
Gluten
n.
- The viscid, tenacious substance which gives adhesiveness to dough. (Chem.)
Phrases & Compounds
- Gluten bread
- bread containing a large proportion of gluten; -- used in cases of diabetes.
- Gluten casein
- a vegetable proteid found in the seeds of grasses, and extracted as a dark, amorphous, earthy mass.
- Gluten fibrin
- a vegetable proteid found in the cereal grains, and extracted as an amorphous, brownish yellow substance.