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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of a class of simple proteins soluble in alcohol and usually having a high proline and glutamine content, found in the grains of cereal crops such as wheat, rye, barley, corn, and rice.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See the extract.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun biochemistry Any of a group of plant storage
proteins , that have a highproline content, found incereals
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[prol(ine) + am(monia) + –in.]
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