gliadin en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɡlaɪədən/ (US)
- /ˈɡlaɪəˌdiːn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɡlaɪədɪn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɡlaɪədɪn/ (US)
Etymology
From Italian gloiodina, coined by G. Taddei in 1819 along with zymome. Compare glio- and gloeo-.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A minor protein (along with gluten and glutelin) in wheat; it may cause a toxic reaction in some people.
Most of the gluten proteins, the gliadins and the glutenins, are around a thousand amino acids long. The gliadin chains fold onto themselves in a compact mass, and bond weakly with each other and with the glutenin proteins.
2004, Harold McGee, chapter 10, in On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen, Scribner, →ISBN:
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gliadins | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (4)
es gliadina (minor protein in wheat) · ca gliadina (minor protein in wheat) · fr gliadine (minor protein in wheat) · de Gliadin (minor protein in wheat)