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casein definition

ca·sein (kā′sē in, kā′sēn′)

noun

a phosphoprotein that is one of the chief constituents of milk and the basis of cheese: used in plastics, glues, etc.

Etymology: < L caseus, cheese + -in

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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